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      WM

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      WM reviews

      3.4

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (4,008 total reviews)
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      James C. Fish, Jr

      74% approve of CEO

      61% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      3.0

      Senior management

      WM has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,008 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WM 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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      4K reviews
      1.0
      Mar 25, 2014

      The worst of the worst places to work

      Senior district manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A (once-proud) name brand, well recognized.

      Cons

      For the past several years, WM has treated employees like the trash they pick up. Since sales growth is flat (or declining), the only way to stay ahead is drive people harder and eliminate jobs. More massive layoffs are coming for this company.

      1.0
      Apr 17, 2013

      Bad leadership, bad management, empty corporate vision - Dissapointing!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They pay well (when the bonus is paid out) Their corporate vision around environmentalism was interesting (but empty)

      Cons

      - Leadership changes their strategy on a quarterly basis - Very immature and old-school leaders; out of touch with workforce and industry trends/best practices - The corporate hierarchy is made up of managers who only manage perception upwards and mismanage their teams downwards - Incompetent, jerk executives across organizations were normal - Bad mid- and upper-management was rewarded financially and with more responsibilities (regardless how unhappy top employees were with their leadership) - Quarter after quarter of missed deadlines, broken promises, wasted budget, bad priorities due to upper management ineptitude (not workforce incompetence) - What does this endemic mismanagement lead to? No reward for the workforce -- over a year without merit increases or bonuses! (bonuses had been paid out for the past 10 years until now)

      1.0
      May 21, 2018

      Don' t ever try to transfer because they won't rehire you

      Customer service representative
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      none at all sorry

      Cons

      poor management racist lack of communication want employee to do manager work only kiss butt to move up always want a meeting

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      WM Response
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      Thank you for taking the time to express your concerns. We apologize that you feel that you have been discriminated against. Waste Management prides itself on being an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate based on race. We take these comments seriously, and encourage you to call our Integrity Hotline at 1-800-265-9381 so that this issue can be investigated. Thank you.
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