Republic Services reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(3,492 total reviews)
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Jon Vander Ark

68% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Republic Services has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 3,492 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Republic Services employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.8 stars).

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3K reviews
5.0
Sep 25, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Upper management very friendly and approachable; open communication direct from the CEO with quarterly town hall meetings at corporate office; good promote from within plan; can easily transfer between departments after 1 year; health benefits offered diverse variety and build a plan option so you control costs and benefits.

Cons

While the company has a comparatively generous PTO plan (3 weeks of vacation in year 2), there is no flexibility to negotiate anything more or an option to take additional unpaid time off. Holidays are slight. Corporate office is crowded and those in cube farms can easily feel overlooked as valued employees. Also cubicles have short walls so there is nothing to block out distraction and is difficult to focus on job.

5.0
Sep 19, 2013

Great place to work and learn

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Lots of cooperation and very different from the norm (outdoorsy)

Cons

some do not like to share information

1.0
Sep 19, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

They pay for lunch most fridays.

Cons

I was lied to when hired. They posted a job for roll-off and the job was residential rear load (tough job). They talk about how they care about employees, your just another number. I was told, "We don't work our employees to hard. We want them to retire from Republic." I busted my behind for these guys. I never missed a day or was late. Whatever you do dont have an accident. Unless you are of a different color other than white where you can play the race card, you will be terminated. It won't matter if its not your fault.

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