WM reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

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

73% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

WM has an employee rating of 3.5 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
3.0
May 5, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company offers great benefits and good pay to management with a nice bonus program as well as the opportunity for advancement.

Cons

while meeting "numbers" for operating goals are important, the bonuses are based on these numbers. the senior management seems to be so focused on meeting their numbers that many shop leaders are trying to hide and manipulate the things that the numbers are based on. Integrity is important to me and I didn't see a whole lot of it there.

4.0
Apr 7, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits! Out of this world health, dental, and many other perks. Strong company. Well positioned for future growth. Corporate truly cares for their customers and their employees.

Cons

Pay stinks for outside sales, unless you are lucky enough to live in an area where recycling is required by law, or where WM has a large market share. There are little to no opportunities for advancement without being willing to relocate.

3.0
Apr 6, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent Pay and good benefits, Lots of flexibility on what you will be doing on a daily basis, and you'll need it, the people I've worked with are good hardworking fun to work with people.

Cons

"CORPORATE" as all the managers say to you,, have cut us so close to the bone that everyone is doing two and most time three jobs just to stay employed, and middle management makes it clear where the door is, Supervisors are mostly a true blue stab in the back group with each other, and I guess it's because most of them are idiots to the fact that you CAN NOT BE A MANAGER without a four year degree with this company, think about it, you spend 18 or 24 or 26 years with a company and they have a job that you do with your eyes closed but because you don't have a bachelors you don't get the job, don't expect job security, pay freezes based on stock prices? you have to be kidding me, I don't believe we have had a red quarter in at least 28 that I can think of, and thats during the worst economy since the thirties, your instructed to do the job of supervisors who left, either from layoff or disgust, but no money ever comes your way, cost of living is averaging up somewhere near 5 1/2% per year and they think you should be kissing there feet for an annual 2%, and you can forget that hefty bonus program, thats only for the connected not the ones making them that bonus, Christmas bonus, yeah right, safety bonus, yeah right, forget to clock out, take a couple days off without pay, if your looking, try to find a more equitable company.

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