Sodexo reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(10,175 total reviews)
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Sophie Bellon

65% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Sodexo has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 10,175 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sodexo 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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3.0
Jan 31, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great place to learn (some training!) about sanitation, client and customer service, anti discrimination laws, computer programs (type in the numbers - boom - you have a budget!), and many, many other areas. IF you have a great District Manager you really can learn a lot and get a mentor to boot. Number of weeks vacation is good, insurance good, so on and so on and so on.

Cons

Work week is 50 - 60+ hrs/week. Vacation is when they say it is. Had 2 periods when I worked 24 days straight - no additional compensation and not factored into bonus. Training managers aint gonna happen - time management aint gonna happen. Tied down doing paper work and putting out fires all the time. Am a classically trained chef and do NOT believe that campus food has to suck as much as it does. Students are actually mad. Being constantly on the receiving end isn't fun. If a manager isn't doing a good job my personal opinion is that may be that he didn't get the training he needed in the first place. Managers are thrown into the weeds. Sodexo needs to work with them before they fire them. Managers need time to train managers.

3.0
Jan 23, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits package. 3 weeks paid vacation for entry level is awesome. Some opportunity for growth. Great attitude from hourly staff.

Cons

Favoritism abounds. Lots of loopholes for GMs to screw you without DM knowing. Management not always open to change, including adoption of corporate strategies.

4.0
Jan 21, 2010

Decent Place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Just have to find the right management to work for. Some managers are great and teach you a lot, others aren't so great.

Cons

Some managers aren't interested in making the necessary changes to improve the company. They're complacent and are comfortable with where they are.

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