Is UniFirst a good company to work for?

UniFirst has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 2,594 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 61% of employees would recommend working at UniFirst to a friend and 53% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about UniFirst have been left by employees working as General Manager , Branch Manager and Office Administrator .

Does UniFirst pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, UniFirst employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at UniFirst. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at UniFirst?

61% of UniFirst employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated UniFirst 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UniFirst?

Outside Sales Representative (467) , Sales Representative (316) , Sales Manager (126) , Route Sales Representative (93) , RSR Route Sales Representative (77) , Sales Consultant (60) , Customer Service Representative (52) , Sales (51) , Route Service Representative (33) , District Service Manager (29) , Manager (26) , Branch Manager (24) , Senior Sales Consultant (24) , Route Service Manager (19) , Sales Associate (19)

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

"Great training...if you are looking for a true pound the pavement type of job and earning your battle scars." ((in 196 reviews)); "Good benefits and 401k." ((in 158 reviews)); "Good pay and atmosphere hard work but you can make a career getting the right route" ((in 134 reviews)); "The people are great and very helpful in terms of training." ((in 131 reviews)); "Great Culture and very supportive" ((in 90 reviews))

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

"Poor management and unrealistic expectations." ((in 142 reviews)); "Long hours in the service department but I guess that's why e make the big bucks." ((in 92 reviews)); "Upper management does not care about sales reps." ((in 37 reviews)); "Hard on the body, not enough staff,unorganized management very long hours." ((in 29 reviews)); "they have too much favoritism among others" ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about UniFirst layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed UniFirst locations?

Wilmington , Atlanta , Louisville , Houston , San Antonio , Boston , Nashua , Indianapolis , Pittsburgh , New Kensington , Nashville , Birmingham , Tampa , Cleveland , Charlotte , Austin , Pontiac , Los Angeles , Owensboro , Memphis , Fort Wayne , Denver , Chattanooga , Salt Lake City , Richmond , Oklahoma City , Dallas , Stratford , New York , Fort Worth

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UniFirst reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(2,546 total reviews)

Steven S. Sintros

70% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Compensation and benefits

UniFirst has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,546 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UniFirst employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Personal Consumer Services industry (3.4 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

1.0

Nov 26, 2013

No support, feedback, planning or direction

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent corporate philosophy, quality products and service

Cons

Overworked local management, no support for sales staff, poor technology

1.0

Nov 18, 2013

Not a good company to work for.

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They will hire anyone with a pulse and any sales experience on their resume. Pay is good for entry level. Lots of training most of it actually pretty good.

Cons

They make you watch videos about the dead founder. They make you watch anti union videos. The pay never gets better. The Route Sales (drivers) hate the sales staff. They see any account that is not a whale as a pain in the backside. Many inside staff have been there for 30 years and resist change. They treat Sales people like temps because they are. You are a thief if you want a sample towel for a potential client. They recruit recruite recruite even when they have a full staff, ask youself why??????? The dreaded Blackberry that they are obsessed with.

1.0

Nov 9, 2013

Over worked and under apperciated

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent training program. Learned skills that will transfer to other occupations.

Cons

They don't give any administrative time. They want you cold calling from 8am to 5pm and you must work on proposals and presentations in your own time. You must also prepare for prep meetings in your own time. Everyone I worked with either worked 60 hours a week or was constently in trouble.

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