Does GFL Environmental pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GFL Environmental employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GFL Environmental. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GFL Environmental?

54% of GFL Environmental employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GFL Environmental 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GFL Environmental?

Truck Driver (37) , Driver (26) , Customer Service Representative (19) , Account Manager (11) , Manager (11) , Heavy Equipment Operator (9) , Roll Off Driver (9) , Mechanic (8) , Operations Manager (8) , Analyst (7) , General Laborer (7) , Operations Supervisor (7) , Operator (7) , Project Coordinator (7) , Swamper (7)

What are the pros of working at GFL Environmental according to real employee reviews?

"Good pay and I had no problems with management" ((in 61 reviews)); "Good Benefits and retirement plan" ((in 55 reviews)); "Great for people who don't mind lying a lot to customers" ((in 30 reviews)); "Good money and plenty of hours" ((in 12 reviews)); "Some employees are great well the majority of staff don't care and tend to play favourites." ((in 10 reviews))

What are the cons of working at GFL Environmental according to real employee reviews?

"poor management and lack of good structure" ((in 56 reviews)); "Long Hours and not enough help" ((in 35 reviews)); "No training lack of communication" ((in 12 reviews)); "Transfer station managers have no accountability whatsoever, held to no standards by general managers." ((in 11 reviews)); "Constant miss management, lack of leadership, you either work till your dead or you don't work at all." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about GFL Environmental layoffs in 2026?

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What are the top reviewed GFL Environmental locations?

Raleigh , Southfield , Sterling Heights , Kansas City , Atlanta , Houston , Chesapeake , Detroit , Garner , Columbia , Frankfort , Muskego , Pontiac , Lansing , Traverse City , Oklahoma City , Wilson , Fairburn , Peoria , Midlothian , Richmond , Fredericksburg , Springfield , New York , Hartland , Wayne , Byron Center , Hope Mills , High Point , New Bern

GFL Environmental reviews

3.2

54% would recommend to a friend

(671 total reviews)

Patrick Dovigi

58% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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GFL Environmental has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 671 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GFL Environmental employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

671 reviews

1.0

Jan 3, 2018

Awful

Office assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lol there aren’t any at all

Cons

The company has a policy where if you are injured they can’t transport you. So let’s say you have an emergency illness on the side of the road, they will come and get the truck....but leave you there to wait for your emergency transportation. Perhaps there’s laws surrounding it, I really don’t know but I’m not really sure how any human being could leave someone on the side of the road while they could possibly be dying, yet I watched it happen to a coworker.

1.0

Nov 30, 2017

Controller

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule Some good people make it bearable Paid benefits Stable employment

Cons

Company culture sucks you dry Would not recommend working here Management plays favorites (Incompetent people get promoted that suck up) Below average compensation Much of management is condescending and cannot figure out things themselves but push the work down with tight deadlines causing overtime Front end people do all the lifting while management gets heavy kickbacks Management and employees that are competent tend to leave Waste industry in general has ethical issues they need to deal with Disorganized and chaotic (Have worked for 8 other companies in similar roles this was the worst)

1.0

Oct 16, 2017

Don't work for this Gong Show

Administration

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

As I see it: there are NO pros

Cons

If you enjoy being treated unfairly, but enjoy working hard,you would be in a good place.Management (in house) have no respect, complaints go to deaf ears, basically because they are too busy kissing upper managements back side. They have no idea how to run a successful business, and will soon be out of business. The trucks they have should NOT be on the roads ( fact: not fiction) , they can't afford new ones because they are too busy acquiring new sites across North America. I believe the CEOS is clueless, and has no idea of how inept the people he has in charge really are.

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