Does Compass Group USA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Compass Group USA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Compass Group USA. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Compass Group USA?

61% of Compass Group USA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Compass Group USA 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Compass Group USA?

Executive Chef (61) , Food Service Worker (56) , Director (38) , Manager (38) , Cook (35) , Cashier (33) , Chef Manager (29) , General Manager (27) , Food Service Director (26) , Line Cook (26) , Sous Chef (26) , Director of Dining Services (25) , Barista (21) , Chef (20) , Supervisor (19)

What are the pros of working at Compass Group USA according to real employee reviews?

"Used to be a caring company that was great to work for and had good benefits." ((in 172 reviews)); "Good pay...that was about it." ((in 93 reviews)); "Awesome place to be and the people are great" ((in 89 reviews)); "Good work life balance in the Eurest sector" ((in 42 reviews)); "Great opportunities to stay long term and grow with the company" ((in 35 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Compass Group USA according to real employee reviews?

"They purposely drive out the good managers" ((in 52 reviews)); "Worked many long hours (salary) because company did not invest in resources nor staff ahead of time to open the account." ((in 50 reviews)); "Upper management is terrible." ((in 43 reviews)); "Salary is low!" ((in 23 reviews)); "Had no training at all for my position." ((in 21 reviews))

What are employees saying about Compass Group USA layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Compass Group USA layoffs and their outlook for job security at Compass Group USA in 2026.

Compass Group USA reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(2,072 total reviews)

Palmer Brown

74% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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Compass Group USA has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,072 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Compass Group USA 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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2K reviews

4.0

Dec 16, 2015

General Helper

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing pay for entry positions, plenty of hours and overtime. Room and board provided and plenty of food. Benefits are excellent as well.

Cons

The coworkers can really suck, and you are stuck next to them for months at a time, day and night. the supervisors mid level supervisors tend to be lazy or incompetent or are excellent, flip a coin.

1.0

Dec 15, 2015

The Compass Group-obviously this includes all the subsidiary companies

Culinary

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I loved the first 18 months with this company. My skills were welcomed with open arms and many companies will behave like that to new employees. The benefits from the Compass Group are actually pretty good- better than a lot of other corporations offer.

Cons

So many complain about management in this company and it doesn't matter what location. I have never seen a company so poorly run as the Compass Group. When you say you care about your employees you need to care about all of them or how about just show you care about any of them. The Compass Group doesn't care at all. People who should be fired aren't. Advancing within the company can take a long time, a ridiculous length of time. Too many excuses are made about everything. If I could have given an overall rating a zero, I would.

3.0

Dec 11, 2015

It's not the Company, it's the People

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compass is a good company from what I've learned and been though with them. The company cares about thete employees for the most part. If you need help HR will do there best to assist in this process.

Cons

Not everyone (management) think about people the way i feel they should. I understand that it's in the business of being in business however your staff/employees are here for a reason and most really care about their jobs. If we stop caring about them how can we ask them to care about the job.

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Jobs at Compass Group USA

CASHIER/FOOD SERVICE WORKER (FULL TIME)

CASHIER/FOOD SERVICE WORKER (FULL TIME)

CASHIER/FOOD SERVICE WORKER (FULL AND PART TIME)

DISHWASHER (FULL TIME)

PART-TIME PAYROLL SPECIALIST (REMOTE- CHARLOTTE, NC)