Republic Services reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(3,490 total reviews)
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Jon Vander Ark

72% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Republic Services has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 3,490 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
2.0
Aug 23, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are still a hanful of people that work there that care about their careers.

Cons

They hire managers that have no decision making capabilities at all and shy away from employee's that ask questions.

2.0
Aug 2, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They allow lots of freedom in planning day to day activites. Home every evening which allows for good family time.

Cons

Low pay, all expenses (car, gas, customer "gifts") out of pocket first - then reimbursed a month later. Very low commission structure; not very lucrative to get more business other than meeting the goals set by your local manager. They like you to work a lot of hours! Lots of "baby-sitting". Numbers must be turned in on customer visits and calls every single day, GPS tracked through phones (brand new and may just be local), and daily tracking of numbers through an online database on top of all this!

4.0
Aug 1, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fortune 500 Company with great potential. Interesting business. A lot of dedicated, passionate people.

Cons

Many areas are very under-resourced. RS has gone thru several aquisitions and they are still operating as a small company. They need to invest in people to drive programs to improve areas of the business. They also need to invest in technology. Instead they just keep saying ok everyone work harder and harder.

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