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, 3.3 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?

"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))

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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Compass Group reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(5,934 total reviews)

Dominic Blakemore

68% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

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 5,934 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 25, 2025

Run Now!

Executive chef

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive salary. Occasionally off on weekends and holidays.

Cons

It's impossible to please the client when the company overpromises but under delivers. Upper management is quick to throw whomever under the bus to make it look like they are pleasing the client. When in actuality they are cutting corners every which way possible to save a penny. Proceed with caution.

1.0

Jun 19, 2025

Read all the reviews. Stay Away

Regional director of operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay scales and bonuses were very generous.

Cons

Racism, low integrity, stealing from clients. Work hours roughly 70 per week, availability 7 days a week. No vacation time granted and expect to work when you are on vacation. Had an RVP M Stockman who was xompletely inept, no personal values, fired people because “they had accents”, open,y said in meetings that having strong personal values doesn’t matter with HR nodding along in the room. Stealing from clients. Just stay away.

1.0

May 28, 2025

No work morals here at all.

Line cook

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not much pros here. Free food thats it honestly.

Cons

No structure/organization. ALL Management does not care at all about employees or work relations, just money and numbers. No communication between anybody and hours fluctuate all the time. If you're looking for paycheck stability this place will NOT give you that. It seems like Management purposely hires people that are incapable of doing this job just to make things harder for the other employees that are actually competent. They dont tell you when you first get hired about the fluctuating hours and tell you at the last minute about a 2 week unpaid break. NO ROOM TO GROW.

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