Is Waste Connections a good company to work for?

Waste Connections has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 835 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months. 54% of employees would recommend working at Waste Connections to a friend and 58% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Waste Connections have been left by employees working as District Manager , Controller and Recruiter .

Does Waste Connections pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Waste Connections employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Waste Connections. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Waste Connections?

54% of Waste Connections employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Waste Connections 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Waste Connections?

Customer Service Representative (40) , Driver (38) , Truck Driver (34) , District Manager (20) , Assistant Controller (17) , Operations Supervisor (17) , Recruiter (15) , Controller (13) , Mechanic (13) , Account Manager (12) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (12) , Manager (12) , Sales Representative (12) , Territory Manager (12) , District Controller (11)

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

"Good benefits some ability to run without a lot of oversight" ((in 68 reviews)); "Pay is good" ((in 51 reviews)); "And great people that work there." ((in 48 reviews)); "Great Culture and lives their values" ((in 42 reviews)); "Servant Leadership" ((in 15 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and high roll over risk" ((in 50 reviews)); "long hours and trucks are not always running the best" ((in 27 reviews)); "Long work hours and no work life balance" ((in 20 reviews)); "Horrible managers with zero knowledge or experience." ((in 14 reviews)); "I had very little training for being new to the trash industry." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Waste Connections layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Waste Connections locations?

Knoxville , The Woodlands , Denver , Vancouver , Colorado Springs , Dallas , Wichita , Eugene , Houston , Tacoma , Manassas , Austin , McKinney , New York , Charlotte , Clifton Park , Fort Worth , Puyallup , Ramsey , Fife , Monroe , Pueblo , New Castle , Tuscaloosa , Oklahoma City , El Paso , Nashville , Portland , Charleston , Twin Falls

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3.3

54% would recommend to a friend

(811 total reviews)

Ron Mittelstaedt

66% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Waste Connections has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 811 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Waste Connections employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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811 reviews

1.0

Jan 28, 2020

Nice people/poor individuals

Garbage truck driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Start shift when you want. Good driving bonuses. Take good care of trucks. Decent pay.

Cons

If you are sick better just go to work sick, no matter how sick. Choice of driver supervisors is a joke, they say they are there to help until you call and need help then oh well. Routes run so far and out of town that if you do break down it will take the mechanics over 2 hours to reach you, that's if they are even able to fix the truck. Work orders for areas way out down a single dirt road hours from were you can either drop off or pick up what you need, oh and no help there either just work later to get it done.

Waste Connections Response

We’re sorry to hear about your current experience and appreciate your feedback so that we can continue to improve our organization. Being an essential public service is demanding, especially for our drivers and mechanics, but it means stability and consistency for our thousands of employees. If you have further feedback, we encourage you to contact us at GlassDoorReview@wasteconnections.com. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts.

5.0

Dec 16, 2019

Waste connections culture!!

Assistant controller

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is all about servant leadership. Empowering employees to make their own decisions about bettering the business.

Cons

Sometimes... It doesn't float down to the Frontline employee.

1.0

Dec 10, 2019

Don't waste your time

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

benefits, pay is ok industry standard, time away from office.

Cons

This is a very cold and non team like like environment. There are things that go on behind close doors you have to be very careful of. Certain people are favorites and can lie and do what ever they like. There are some really odd ducks here and the office environment is like a morgue.

Waste Connections Response

Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns. We’re sorry to hear about your current experience and appreciate your feedback so that we can continue to improve our organization. We have an “open door” policy that encourages all employees to address their individual concerns with their Local or Corporate management teams or their respective HR Managers. If you have any further feedback to share, please email us at GlassDoorReview@wasteconnections.com. Thank you for your input!

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