Does SGS pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SGS employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SGS. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SGS?

55% of SGS employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SGS 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SGS?

Lab Technician (188) , Chemist (91) , Laboratory Technician (91) , Inspector (72) , Analyst (63) , Project Manager (63) , Manager (53) , Technician (50) , Auditor (47) , Administrative Assistant (41) , Supervisor (36) , Laboratory Analyst (35) , Auxiliar Administrativo (33) , Analista (32) , Microbiologist (31)

What are the pros of working at SGS according to real employee reviews?

"The people were nice and helpful" ((in 191 reviews)); "good benefit and compensation packages" ((in 124 reviews)); "The colleagues were nice and helpful" ((in 108 reviews)); "good work life balance and general" ((in 79 reviews)); "Lovely team and good culture working on site" ((in 71 reviews))

What are the cons of working at SGS according to real employee reviews?

"And low salary" ((in 257 reviews)); "low pay very far not good" ((in 228 reviews)); "No training structure go in learn yourself nobody will show you anything or even bother helping you." ((in 41 reviews)); "By the time you finish training someone they are sick of the way the company and managers treat them and they quit." ((in 38 reviews)); "Low pay, upper management doesn't care about employees." ((in 34 reviews))

What are employees saying about SGS layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about SGS layoffs and their outlook for job security at SGS in 2026.

What are the top reviewed SGS locations?

Fairfield , Lincolnshire , Dayton , Deer Park , Houston , Chicago , Rutherford , Orlando , New York , Anchorage , Cincinnati , Richardson , Los Angeles , Denver , Wheat Ridge , Baton Rouge , Suwanee , Pasadena , Dallas , Hayward , Malta , Oklahoma City , Wilmington , Brookings , North Sioux City , San Diego , Miami , Newark , Corpus Christi , Rancho Cordova

SGS reviews

3.3

55% would recommend to a friend

(3,376 total reviews)

Geraldine Picaud

62% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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SGS has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,376 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SGS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews

1.0

May 21, 2019

Old technology, poor management, and your checks will be late

Sales executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work from home if you are an outside sales.

Cons

There is a high turnover in management. Current management is awful and doesn't provide much support with customers and operations. You have to be okay with working alone. Commissions checks are supposed to be paid every 45 days if management remembers to approve it. Everyone month employees have to send emails to HR and finance to tell them we haven't gotten paid. This happens monthly. DO NOT WORK HERE.

3.0

May 17, 2019

Okay

Chemical loader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You will defiantly get your 40 hours.

Cons

IF you are a female then get use to have PPE that doesn't fit. Get use to getting hurt because your ppe doesn't fit. I fought and fought to get equal treatment. I am still fighting to get equal treatment. I shouldnt have to BEG and ask constantly for ppe that is a FEMALE size. Being harassed by a male employee? No one cares. I informed my supervisor 2 or 3 times. Another female also went to HR about this male. NOTHING happened.

1.0

May 8, 2019

Great company at lying to you

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great coworkers and company size

Cons

Where can I start. The first year I was there about 14 people left the company (20%) at the location in GA. 2nd year, 12 people left the company. See the trend? When I left the company, they modified my timesheet, which is technically legal, but not ethical. I used 1 day of sick leave on the last week, and they wiped that out. You know that sick leave they make you "earn". That's the kind of company SGS is. Slowly this company is becoming a Chinese company, as it is their major profit center. As more chinese senior exec are hired, more western exec are leaving. I left because I saw the writing. I definitely did not want to work for a chinese company, because they are cheap.

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