Does Compass Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Compass Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Compass Group. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 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 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 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 (88) , 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?

"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 264 reviews)); "Very easy going and friendly staff" ((in 113 reviews)); "work /life balance is good" ((in 109 reviews)); "Free food at work but the structure of compass is too many chiefs and not enough Indians.." ((in 106 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 207 reviews)); "Bad managers who are high handed" ((in 157 reviews)); "Base salary is low for many positions especially ones where you must travel on a regular basis." ((in 115 reviews)); "no training you're just thrown in and expected to know what to do." ((in 81 reviews)); "A lot of false promises from upper management and poor ethics/morals when COVID started and taking care of sick staff members" ((in 72 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.

What are the top reviewed Compass Group locations?

Buenos Aires , Florida , Pilar , San Luis , Mar del Plata , Caseros , General Pacheco , Munro , Vicente López , San Isidro , Zárate , Villa Constitución , Villa del Totoral , Federal , Neuquén , San Martin , Puerto General San Martin , Virrey del Pino

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Compass Group reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(5,939 total reviews)

Dominic Blakemore

67% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Compass Group has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,939 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

4.0

Aug 9, 2015

Alright...

Customer service assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Varied role and other staff were friendly including the managers

Cons

I was one of the youngest members of staff which led to me getting all the "rubbish" shifts. All weekend every weekend and all the late shifts during the week. The others had families at home so I didn't mind most of the time, but it still wound me up. Through the shifts I was also given the tedious jobs to do because no one else would do it, I didn't mind because it kept me busy, but it was never appreciated by anyone, even though the management had recognised that I did it all.

1.0

Aug 8, 2015

Compass a Job not a Career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is good and so is the location of the business.

Cons

There is no set training when you come into the Payroll Dept. You are expected to look over the shoulder of other employees while the work for two to three weeks and you should be a pro after that. The Supervisors are not supportive and are borderline bullies. The supervisors don't help the staff and rarely even acknowledge you are in the room. There is no such things as team work and you must sink or swim all on your own. The management team condones this behavior and looks away as if they don't know it is happening. This company is very disappointing. The benefits are extremely high for this company to be as large as it is.

4.0

Aug 6, 2015

lots of opportunities, but with a trade in

Shift manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Huge company with many opportunities if you want to work in jobs related to catering/ hospitality mainly, besides retail, security, hospital housekeeping, FM and anything related. Good company benefits. If you cut the mustard you have a chance to grow and develop.

Cons

Generally pays low end wages and salaries: minimum wage for customer service assitants, retail staff etc. but low salaries for supervisors and first line managers as well. Company is mainly run from the accountancy books, does not like to invest more than necessary. Rationalising is taken to the extreme sometimes, resulting in nonsense processes and a lot of time wasting to actually get the work done.

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