Does Compass Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Compass Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Compass Group. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Compass Group?

61% of Compass Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Compass Group 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Compass Group?

Barista (154) , Catering Assistant (154) , Supervisor (122) , Manager (112) , Cook (100) , Food Service Worker (94) , Chef (87) , Cashier (80) , Executive Chef (72) , Utility Worker (60) , Waitress (57) , Sous Chef (52) , General Manager (51) , Operations Manager (49) , Bartender (48)

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

"Pay is good and potential to explore other campuses/areas" ((in 301 reviews)); "It has been great to meet so many people all over the world that are so passionate about food." ((in 284 reviews)); "Used to be a caring company that was great to work for and had good benefits." ((in 252 reviews)); "Very easy going and friendly staff" ((in 116 reviews)); "Good work life balance depending on your boss" ((in 111 reviews))

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

"Long hours sometimes but that can be dependent on the unit /site you work at." ((in 213 reviews)); "Bad managers who are high handed" ((in 155 reviews)); "Base salary is low for many positions especially ones where you must travel on a regular basis." ((in 110 reviews)); "No training was given when starting and learned everything from watching others and making mistakes." ((in 74 reviews)); "A lot of false promises from upper management and poor ethics/morals when COVID started and taking care of sick staff members" ((in 74 reviews))

What are employees saying about Compass Group layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(5,933 total reviews)

Dominic Blakemore

68% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Compass Group has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,933 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Compass Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurantes y servicios de comidas industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

1.0

Sep 5, 2018

Fellow Employees are awesome, Management is terrible.

Supervisor

Recommend

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Pros

Excluding management, workers were amazing to work with. Majority of the people returned every summer because of the workers.

Cons

Management doesn't even pretend to care about the employees. Underpaid supervisors, extremely understaffed because people were quitting from the utter disrespect from management. Often put in situations that set the employees up to fail, then management becomes upset when failure occurs. Favoritism within management, but little to no respect for the workers. Was told by the boss that everyone is replaceable and he has no problem firing anyone. Would not recommend working at the Toronto Zoo location.

2.0

Mar 3, 2018

Incompetent Management - KGH Cafeteria/Tims

Retail food services

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

90% benefits Impossible to get fired Flexible Schedule

Cons

Truly incompetent management Always running out of product People just don't show up for their shifts with no consequences No consequences for anything, really Bullying and harassment rampid Place is a madhouse No hope of breaking into hospital jobs as Compass won't allow transfer

1.0

Feb 12, 2018

Don’t do it. If you do, you’ ll regret it.

I don’t have a title, my self proclaimed title is jill

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Weekly pay Good benefits Vacation time

Cons

Lack of leadership Management is a joke A lot of nepotism Lack of employee appreciation No growth or career advancement

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