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Suburban Propane reviews

3.1

43% would recommend to a friend

(373 total reviews)

Michael A. Stivala

58% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Suburban Propane has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 373 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Suburban Propane employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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373 reviews
2.0
May 4, 2023

Legal Slavery

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, and matching retirement account contributions

Cons

Every 3rd week, was on call for 24/7. This company takes advantage of its workers, the drivers are literally the workhorse and whipping boy to put it honestly. The location I was at was particularly bad do to a high conflict work environment that just take the challenges to a whole new level, even the management going 2 tiers higher is has a reputation for being verbally abusive behavior to management. If you are like me in that you want to do the absolute best you can, efficiently as you can, go somewhere else.

2.0
Apr 26, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Steady employment - Weekends/holidays off (can be a con if you are new - you will get the absolute last choice of days off/vacation time because everyone else gets to choose before you - time off is awarded by seniority) - Paid Vacation - Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance is very good - 401k Matching up to 6%

Cons

- 99% of calls are complaints about pricing or work done by technicians - Suburban is overpriced, you will be expected to sell this to people as "normal" and "average pricing" when it is not, you are expected to lie right to customer's faces about pricing - Management, office staff, and field techs/drivers do not communicate and rarely know what people in other departments are doing - Policy and procedure are unclear and are rarely followed, meaning customers do not always get the same experience depending on who they encounter at the company - Suburban does not care about taking care of customers and making sure they have heat, Suburban is only concerned about margins and profits - Customers are awful both because they are being overpriced and given shoddy service and because they are generally rude and entitled. - You will be forced to attend various training events and seminars, but when you get back to your office you will realize none of what you learned is relevant or effective, but you will be reprimanded for not using exact words and phrases you were taught - You will receive a yearly raise (pro), but it will be so little that it feels like a slap in the face considering the amount of stress you endure and the amount of work you do. Oh, and it will be relative to the other people you work with. Ex. "Here is a 20 cent an hour raise. It could have been more, but I gave Jane 25 cents and she has been here longer than you so..."

1.0
Aug 2, 2019

Corrupt HR

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Wages are decent but cons outweigh

Cons

Mission statement is lies, dont care about employees. Corrupt HR

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