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))

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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

4.0

Oct 21, 2012

eight years

Head human resources

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

MNC , best practices and systems.

Cons

pay reviews , attrition, people development

4.0

Oct 16, 2012

Good Company.!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

EPA hotline for employees, benifits for part-timers, monthly training sessions, there is a program that will help employees meet their fitness goals (like lossing weight or quitting smoking), vacation pay for full time employees.

Cons

This might just be with my immediate managers, but any rules that weren't in my thin handbook were twisted around. For example, I wanted time off due to a free vacation I won. I was told, I couldn't request ANY time off period. (Not even a day, let only six) because I wasn't hadn't been there a year. Then, once I had been there a year I asked for 4-5 days off due to building stress and I was told I couldn't ask for any time off because I wasn't full time, but I could call around to find someone to fill in for me. Then once I was full time, I asked for time off to take vacation. Guess what? Now, I could only request five days off if I had aquired that much vacation pay. This also happened with another co-worker over whether or not family members could be hired.

2.0

Sep 30, 2012

I had an ok time working for terrible managers.

Food server

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There was decent pay and enough hours to keep me happy. I would have preferred a better experience, but it was alright.

Cons

Some of the managers were great, but there were also some who just didn't know how to handle employees. They berated and harassed employees who didn't do what they were supposed to do.

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