Does Sodexo pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sodexo employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sodexo. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sodexo?

60% of Sodexo employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sodexo 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sodexo?

Food Service Worker (327) , General Manager (250) , Supervisor (196) , Manager (189) , Cashier (166) , Cook (156) , Barista (134) , Executive Chef (122) , Operations Manager (120) , Student Worker (119) , Registered Dietitian (106) , Catering Assistant (83) , Jovem Aprendiz Administrativo (81) , Chef (76) , Line Cook (72)

What are the pros of working at Sodexo according to real employee reviews?

"Good Benefits and Not bad if you want to sign your life away" ((in 544 reviews)); "Great people and a real desire to improve the quality of life for our customers." ((in 453 reviews)); "Teamwork Work / Life balance is good" ((in 182 reviews)); "Free food & drinks and great place to work for if you have a good team." ((in 171 reviews)); "Great coworkers and like working with hospital employees" ((in 144 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Sodexo according to real employee reviews?

"management of store is poor and no real move up" ((in 775 reviews)); "Low pay and not enough hour" ((in 541 reviews)); "Really annoying and bad managers" ((in 267 reviews)); "Long hours on race days at Ascot (which are potentially good if you want more ££)" ((in 266 reviews)); "Low salaries and there is no variation weather u have less exp or more exp your seniors." ((in 171 reviews))

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

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3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(10,156 total reviews)

Sophie Bellon

65% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

Sodexo has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 10,156 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sodexo 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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10K reviews

1.0

Jun 3, 2015

Awful.. do not work here

Catering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I like the people I work with... upper management is awful

Cons

penny pinchers, cut all hourly staff and slam managers with so much work its impossible to ever catch up. Then when they ask why something didn't get done you can't say you didn't have enough time to get it done or they will say, oh so you are telling me you don't know how to do your job?

1.0

Mar 6, 2015

Truly EVIL Corporate Monsters

Hospital patient transport

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Absolutely ZERO. This company is horrible and no better than slaveholders.

Cons

Evil, Exploitative. and truly Disgusting. Paying employees only 25 cents over the minimum wage to work directly with hospital patients, and keeping hours so low to guarantee poverty. No benefits. And this is in a Christian-modeled hospital. As of 2015.

5.0

Feb 5, 2015

Great People at Sodexo

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In addition to working with great people, I have benefited from many of the company provided training opportunities. The additional skills and experience have allowed me to be considered for promotions for positions I wasn't qualified for before. I look forward to growing more with Sodexo.

Cons

Being such a huge company, it's easy to feel like a blip on the radar. You have to make an effort to stay connected with what's happening companywide by reading email updates and using the company intranet.

Sodexo Response

11y

I do appreciate you taking the time to post a review and am thrilled to hear you've benefited from the training opportunities available. To your point about Sodexo being so big, you are correct that in such a situation, it is really up to the employee to take initiative and get involved, whether through Employee Business Resource Groups, mentor programs and other in order to really experience the full benefit of working for such a large organization and make create connections. Thank you again for your review, your years of service at Sodexo and I hope you'll continue to grow with us.

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