Is Compass Group a good company to work for?

Compass Group has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 7,201 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 61% of employees would recommend working at Compass Group to a friend and 51% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Compass Group have been left by employees working as Project Manager , Director and Executive Chef .

Does Compass Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Compass Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Compass Group. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Compass Group?

61% of Compass Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Compass Group 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Compass Group?

Catering Assistant (155) , Barista (154) , Supervisor (123) , Manager (112) , Cook (100) , Food Service Worker (95) , Chef (88) , Cashier (81) , Executive Chef (72) , Utility Worker (60) , Waitress (57) , Sous Chef (53) , General Manager (51) , Bartender (50) , Operations Manager (49)

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

"Good pay and very flexible" ((in 318 reviews)); "It has been great to meet so many people all over the world that are so passionate about food." ((in 280 reviews)); "Used to be a caring company that was great to work for and had good benefits." ((in 248 reviews)); "Very easy going and friendly staff" ((in 116 reviews)); "work /life balance is good" ((in 108 reviews))

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

"Long hours sometimes but that can be dependent on the unit /site you work at." ((in 200 reviews)); "Bad managers who are high handed" ((in 155 reviews)); "Base salary is low for many positions especially ones where you must travel on a regular basis." ((in 114 reviews)); "No training was given when starting and learned everything from watching others and making mistakes." ((in 78 reviews)); "A lot of false promises from upper management and poor ethics/morals when COVID started and taking care of sick staff members" ((in 75 reviews))

What are employees saying about Compass Group layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Compass Group locations?

Charlotte , New York , Chicago , Houston , Seattle , Atlanta , Redmond , Austin , Los Angeles , Boston , Philadelphia , San Francisco , San Jose , Jacksonville , Dallas , San Diego , Miami , Washington , College Station , Minneapolis , Richmond , Indianapolis , Newark , Phoenix , Denver , Saint Louis , Greensboro , Cincinnati , Bowling Green , Reno

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Compass Group reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(5,949 total reviews)

Dominic Blakemore

66% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Compass Group has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,949 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Compass Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

3.0

Jun 30, 2014

Motivated and empowered workforce delivering quality results

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance is an advantage along with the culture of promoting from within but we should send our operational key performers specially skilled personnel to learn new trends in similar or different business ,so that we are trendsetters in our business

Cons

I am only as good as who I know and how I sell myself ,not on results I deliver based on challenges faced . Top management need to invest time in strategy development strategy deployment strategy execution at unit level based on the challenges of individual units Eye for detail in managers for competency and efficiency in job, lead by example attitude why why analysis by management why some initatives are success and what and who made it possible so that same or similar success stories can be written across organisation

1.0

Jun 13, 2014

Major use of government unemployment systems to round out seasonal contract employment at mostly minimum wage jobs

Human resources and administration assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cannot think of any, sorry!

Cons

Hire manly new immigrants at min wage and expect the world from them for nothing in return

4.0

May 29, 2014

Has more positives than negatives

Deputy general catering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good development programmes, excellent focus on fresh food, great health and safety standards, good CSR focus

Cons

Purchasing can be fustrating, too many levels of authorisationto be able to recruit effectivly

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