Compass Group reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(5,948 total reviews)

Dominic Blakemore

66% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Compass Group has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,948 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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6K reviews
5.0
Oct 19, 2019

Very Good Company!

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lots of M-F jobs available. This is not the norm in the restaurant industry.

Cons

Not able to use creativity in cooking.

1.0
Feb 19, 2016

Barista

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay if you live in the area, coworkers are nice

Cons

Micromanaging leads to employees leaving, benefits arent that great and they dont kick in for 90 days so if you get hired around the holidays you will have holidays off but not paid yet. Policies about being sick in your 90 days arent a good setup for people in food service.

4.0
Aug 12, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I've worked in three Compass sectors in the past three years, all in professional roles in both the field and corporate office. The company has unlimited growth potential if you're willing to put in the work to move up and excel, and the company offers a huge variety of positions, departments, sectors, etc to cater to varying professional interests. The overall business outlook is very positive - this is a secure company. The compensation is fairly competitive within the marketplace, and you can work for the company across the US and globe, offering great flexibility for individuals needing it. There are several great leaders and managers throughout the company who are willing to invest time and energy into growing associates that want to progress upwards in their careers with Compass (you just have to find them).

Cons

Compass is huge and it can be easy to get lost in the shuffle and numbers. I don't believe their benefit packages are very competitive - average medical benefits, poor maternity leave and family leave benefits, poor telecommuting offerings, average PTO allowances. They stay very behind the curve on modernizing benefits, office conveniences and perks, etc. Regarding the corporate office in Charlotte, I wish they offered more food options onsite (they are largely a food company, after all) as well as more onsite perks such as daycare, various flexible work spaces (ie - more collaboration spaces, perhaps a quiet room and a coffee house space, etc). Technology is way behind the curve. Although they do have a lot of talented managers and professionals, the number of talented people-managers in the operations is extremely limited. Offer better salaries to your feet on the ground (unit directors, RDOs, etc) so we can hire, mentor, train, and promote better talent moving forward. Work/life balance for unit directors is extremely poor in most cases.

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