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?

"Pay is good and potential to explore other campuses/areas" ((in 312 reviews)); "It has been great to meet so many people all over the world that are so passionate about food." ((in 275 reviews)); "Used to be a caring company that was great to work for and had good benefits." ((in 254 reviews)); "Very easy going and friendly staff" ((in 114 reviews)); "work /life balance is good" ((in 104 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 221 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 116 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)); "No training was given when starting and learned everything from watching others and making mistakes." ((in 67 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

Mar 15, 2018

Treated Horribly. Management Awful

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- it is a job- and working in a hospital led to me being able to get a job with the trust. - Basically only take a job with Compass, if you have no job and have no other job offers.

Cons

- Announce, or make people redundant regularly at Xmas- 2 years in a row. - Minimum for everything- minimium amount of annual leave, minimum pension, minimum wage. - No vouchers, or bonuses or any work incentive. - Very little job progression - Clearly anyone who has a management role has no clue what they're doing , spiteful and stupid. - I am not alone, there is such a bad turnover with staff. Everyone leaves. - They don't even hide the fact that all they care about is money, and saving as much as they can- hence why they treat staff so bad. - Pay is normally wrong- 'forgetting' to pay for overtime. - They usually calculate annual leave wrong when people leave. - they purposely put people on a low contract of hours like 16 a week, so they do an extra 30 hours of overtime, which means compass don't have to pay them the annual leave or pension for those hours. its despicable.

1.0

Mar 2, 2018

No..just no

Server

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are none to tell.

Cons

They make you feel worthless.

2.0

Jan 20, 2018

Too much too soon

Chef manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Close to him, ease of travel

Cons

They say no weekends, not true. They say 40 hours, more like 60. Highly unskilled labor training is nonexistent Expected to produce high quality food on sysco budget

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