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?

"Good pay and very flexible" ((in 309 reviews)); "It has been great to meet so many people all over the world that are so passionate about food." ((in 273 reviews)); "Used to be a caring company that was great to work for and had good benefits." ((in 256 reviews)); "Free food at work but the structure of compass is too many chiefs and not enough Indians.." ((in 113 reviews)); "Good work life balance depending on your boss" ((in 109 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 218 reviews)); "Bad managers who are high handed" ((in 153 reviews)); "Base salary is low for many positions especially ones where you must travel on a regular basis." ((in 113 reviews)); "No training was given when starting and learned everything from watching others and making mistakes." ((in 79 reviews)); "A lot of false promises from upper management and poor ethics/morals when COVID started and taking care of sick staff members" ((in 70 reviews))

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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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6K reviews

1.0

Mar 10, 2015

Diabolical

Chef de partie

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

By proximity very close to home and good parking; these advantages had absolutely nothing to do with ESS. Customers polite; discipline of military personnel naturally at work here and never made fuss; when as often happened, food run out or suddenly no plates, cutlery to use whereas they should have complained for service they now pay cash for with `pay as you dine`.

Cons

Suddenly found myself working long periods without days off and strange appearance of rarely seen managers at lunch time and almost as strange vanishing afterwards. All holidays arranged at beginning of year on first come first served basis and within shut down periods. Never saw any vacancies for site advertised in local media instead all filled by freinds and relatives!

1.0

Nov 12, 2014

great people..lousy company

Kitchen assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

other staff and unit management were great,totally professional. and good fun...despite rather than because of the company

Cons

just a nonesense..endless paperwork for all grades..managers pulling 60 hour weeks for about 26000....expensive mandated suppliers....no prospects of promotion if u dont fancy living every waking moment for the job...i started at the bottom..kitchen assistant....ended up stockaking,supervising staff,driving,chefing.broardening my skills and responsibilities....employee of the monthj 30 times in 36 months..and i was robbed for diplomaticf reasons the other months...final wage after 4 years still 4 pence above minimum wage...outstanding

1.0

Oct 22, 2012

Disappointing, the employee is not important

Great room coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the pros for working for the 4th largest company in the world is that you have a great infrastructure to rely on when you need to & it's worldwide, so making an international transistion is relatively easy

Cons

Everything else about this company is a con. The people they employ, the policies they abide by, the HR department, the pay, the benefits, the growth opportunities and potential, etc. Any and every thing else you can think of.

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