Is UniFirst a good company to work for?

UniFirst has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 2,594 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 61% of employees would recommend working at UniFirst to a friend and 53% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about UniFirst have been left by employees working as General Manager , Branch Manager and Office Administrator .

Does UniFirst pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, UniFirst employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at UniFirst. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at UniFirst?

61% of UniFirst employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated UniFirst 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UniFirst?

Outside Sales Representative (467) , Sales Representative (316) , Sales Manager (126) , Route Sales Representative (93) , RSR Route Sales Representative (77) , Sales Consultant (60) , Customer Service Representative (52) , Sales (51) , Route Service Representative (33) , District Service Manager (29) , Manager (26) , Branch Manager (24) , Senior Sales Consultant (24) , Route Service Manager (19) , Sales Associate (19)

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

"Great training...if you are looking for a true pound the pavement type of job and earning your battle scars." ((in 196 reviews)); "Good benefits and 401k." ((in 158 reviews)); "Good pay and atmosphere hard work but you can make a career getting the right route" ((in 134 reviews)); "The people are great and very helpful in terms of training." ((in 131 reviews)); "Great Culture and very supportive" ((in 90 reviews))

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

"Poor management and unrealistic expectations." ((in 142 reviews)); "Long hours in the service department but I guess that's why e make the big bucks." ((in 92 reviews)); "Upper management does not care about sales reps." ((in 37 reviews)); "Hard on the body, not enough staff,unorganized management very long hours." ((in 29 reviews)); "they have too much favoritism among others" ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about UniFirst layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about UniFirst layoffs and their outlook for job security at UniFirst in 2026.

What are the top reviewed UniFirst locations?

Wilmington , Atlanta , Louisville , Houston , San Antonio , Boston , Nashua , Indianapolis , Pittsburgh , New Kensington , Nashville , Birmingham , Tampa , Cleveland , Charlotte , Austin , Pontiac , Los Angeles , Owensboro , Memphis , Fort Wayne , Denver , Chattanooga , Salt Lake City , Richmond , Oklahoma City , Dallas , Stratford , New York , Fort Worth

UniFirst reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(2,546 total reviews)

Steven S. Sintros

70% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Compensation and benefits

UniFirst has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,546 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UniFirst employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Personal Consumer Services industry (3.4 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

3.0

Nov 9, 2014

Can move up

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to work for.

Cons

Takes time, like everything else.

1.0

Nov 7, 2014

Bullies! Mean departments beware.

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Corporate. Not all but there are some bullies out in corporate. Very mean, judge mental, will sit right behind you in a large group and will make fun of you. Here's a hint. If you are a nice sincere person this is not the place for you. You need to be cold hearted and fit into the "clique" if you are an outsider consider yourself a target and be made fun of in their chat. I have worked in many corporate offices and this one Ive seen nothing like it. The worst part is that managers and supervisors are in the "clique" so good luck trying to talk to someone about it. I seriously thought I was loosing my mind. I'm glad the nightmare is over p.s the bullies will walk by your cube to see what you are doing and then tell everyone in their "clique"what you are doing. They are using the corporate chat to talk trash about people and laugh at loud and it hurts that they are so mean and get away with it. Oh yes don't forget I was called stupid right in my face by my supervisor. Isn't that awesome. My current job is nothing like unifirst.

Cons

There's a cafeteria! Good snack free coffee

3.0

Nov 1, 2014

Good place to start, but could be better

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Thorough training for new hires. Good teamwork with in each department.

Cons

Inconsistent standards and expectations. Communication between service and sales is aweful. benefits are terrible.

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