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 536 reviews)); "Great people and a real desire to improve the quality of life for our customers." ((in 446 reviews)); "Teamwork Work / Life balance is good" ((in 185 reviews)); "Free food & drinks and great place to work for if you have a good team." ((in 157 reviews)); "Great coworkers and like working with hospital employees" ((in 146 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 776 reviews)); "Low pay and not enough hour" ((in 540 reviews)); "Really annoying and bad managers" ((in 269 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 177 reviews))

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3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(10,154 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 10,154 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

Jan 16, 2009

What did I do to deserve this treatment?

Cook/supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Insurance package. VAcation time, when you get it. The friendship you develop with other workers.

Cons

No communcation between upper mangerment and workers. Haven't had a review in sometime. Managers has something against women in the workplace. Managers try to turn workers like them, cold-heart , don't care who they run over. No matter how sick you are, they (managers) believes you should still go to work. Unfair to workers that managers get bigger salaries and bonus for less work, and the workers gets nickles and dimes raises for their hard, endless work they do to make the company look good. Workers Morale has hit rock bottom.

3.0

Jan 16, 2009

The work is long and can be rewarding.

Operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Advancement chances. Ability to relocate the family. I find that the pay for performance is available, however, you need to meet so many different standards (marketing, safety, client retention etc.) that it makes it nearly impossible to recieve the bonus potential.

Cons

Relocation sometimes trumps your personal needs... Compensation was weak, especially for people of color and/or foreign nationals. The company is still run by the good ole boys, even after the discrimination lawsuits. Sodexo needs to value the diversity of its staff and understand that upward mobility needs to be tied into performance and not just a membership at the golf club.

1.0

Jan 14, 2009

Wrong Emphasis

District manager corporate services

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The opportunity to work independently. Believe me, you will be on your own spending the majority of your time putting out fires and defending your company from dissatisfied clients.

Cons

A company that places an emphasis on completing tasks that are internal rather than external. In other words, you will spend your time satisfying the need of the marketing department, sales department, finance department etc. etc. before addressing the needs of your clients. As a district manager, you will have 1 full time job answering to "Sodexo" and another full time job taking care of your client's needs.

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