Is Waste Connections a good company to work for?

Waste Connections has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 835 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 9% over the last 12 months. 55% of employees would recommend working at Waste Connections to a friend and 59% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Waste Connections have been left by employees working as District Manager , Controller and Recruiter .

Does Waste Connections pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Waste Connections employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Waste Connections. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Waste Connections?

55% of Waste Connections employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Waste Connections 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Waste Connections?

Customer Service Representative (40) , Driver (38) , Truck Driver (34) , District Manager (20) , Assistant Controller (17) , Operations Supervisor (17) , Recruiter (15) , Controller (13) , Mechanic (13) , Account Manager (12) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (12) , Manager (12) , Sales Representative (12) , Territory Manager (12) , District Controller (11)

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

"Good benefits some ability to run without a lot of oversight" ((in 81 reviews)); "And great people that work there." ((in 49 reviews)); "Pay is good" ((in 47 reviews)); "Great culture and balance of work life" ((in 44 reviews)); "Servant Leadership" ((in 17 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and high roll over risk" ((in 46 reviews)); "long hours and trucks are not always running the best" ((in 28 reviews)); "Long work hours and no work life balance" ((in 19 reviews)); "Horrible managers with zero knowledge or experience." ((in 15 reviews)); "Very little training and communication." ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about Waste Connections layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Waste Connections locations?

Knoxville , The Woodlands , Denver , Vancouver , Colorado Springs , Dallas , Wichita , Eugene , Houston , Tacoma , Manassas , Austin , McKinney , New York , Charlotte , Clifton Park , Fort Worth , Puyallup , Ramsey , Fife , Monroe , Pueblo , New Castle , Tuscaloosa , Oklahoma City , El Paso , Nashville , Portland , Charleston , Twin Falls

Waste Connections reviews

3.3

55% would recommend to a friend

(811 total reviews)

Ron Mittelstaedt

67% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (811 reviews)

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Waste Connections has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 811 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Waste Connections employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

811 reviews

5.0

Jan 16, 2025

Love, love, love people at WC

Roll-off driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Kind, caring and helpful coworkers. -Plenty of overtime hours. -Spinning the wheel for prizes, gift cards, -- Busch Gardens etc. -Once a month free lunch, cookout -Fun place to work -Awesome upper management team -Top of the line pay

Cons

The only thing I could say would be climbing up the hill to the landfill in the rain, so muddy but it has to be done!

Waste Connections Response

1y

Thank you for recommending Waste Connections as an employer for CDL drivers! We do offer stable hours and our local leaders do their best to show employees how much we appreciate them. Our employees are the most important piece of our company and we are glad to hear you rate the local team as "kind, caring, and helpful." Thank you again for your review.

4.0

Jan 15, 2025

Good Company - People aren't there for long

Territory manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People Customers Staff Company Events Pay

Cons

CAre a lot about stock price and price increases

Waste Connections Response

1y

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate the hard work our essential employees put in every day.

2.0

Jan 10, 2025

So so

Truck driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It was ok to work for

Cons

Management drank way to much

Waste Connections Response

1y

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate our essential employees' hard work every day, and feedback like yours helps us improve.

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