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 541 reviews)); "Great people and a real desire to improve the quality of life for our customers." ((in 445 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 172 reviews)); "Friendly staff and the People Centre are amazing!" ((in 147 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 769 reviews)); "the pay is low and minimum" ((in 539 reviews)); "Really annoying and bad managers" ((in 273 reviews)); "Long hours on race days at Ascot (which are potentially good if you want more ££)" ((in 267 reviews)); "Low salaries and there is no variation weather u have less exp or more exp your seniors." ((in 179 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sodexo layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

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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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1.0

Feb 14, 2010

Dead-end job

Operations accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

It's a large company with billions in revenue and there's so much voluntary turnover that job security is very high.

Cons

Directors were working there for 25+ years and that's not because the company is a great place to work but because no one there wants anything better.

3.0

Feb 4, 2010

Sodexo has good benefits but is very disorganized

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good benefits, particulary lots of vacation time. 4 weeks after a year + personal days and sick days. Good salaries, too.

Cons

Very disorganized management. It's very hard to know what they want and vertical communication is poor. Very slow to change. Unclear structure.

3.0

Jan 31, 2010

SO SO SODEXO

Assistant manager/general manager/manager

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CEO approval

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Pros

Great place to learn (some training!) about sanitation, client and customer service, anti discrimination laws, computer programs (type in the numbers - boom - you have a budget!), and many, many other areas. IF you have a great District Manager you really can learn a lot and get a mentor to boot. Number of weeks vacation is good, insurance good, so on and so on and so on.

Cons

Work week is 50 - 60+ hrs/week. Vacation is when they say it is. Had 2 periods when I worked 24 days straight - no additional compensation and not factored into bonus. Training managers aint gonna happen - time management aint gonna happen. Tied down doing paper work and putting out fires all the time. Am a classically trained chef and do NOT believe that campus food has to suck as much as it does. Students are actually mad. Being constantly on the receiving end isn't fun. If a manager isn't doing a good job my personal opinion is that may be that he didn't get the training he needed in the first place. Managers are thrown into the weeds. Sodexo needs to work with them before they fire them. Managers need time to train managers.

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