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))

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

(10,154 total reviews)

Sophie Bellon

65% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Compensation and benefits

3.0

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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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4.0

Oct 16, 2008

Good company, strong leadership and nice opportunity's available.

General manager

Recommend

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Pros

Progressive company with lots of opportunity.

Cons

direction of audit-heavy, governement mandated protocol and always hurdles with anything that requires much input from corporate as whole.

1.0

Oct 12, 2008

Sodexo overworks and underpays all it's non-management staff and cares little about their leisure time.

Lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They will hire anyone. Always job openings. Layoffs are very rare. You get a good meal everyday. Easy to transfer to another Sodexo location, they are all over the country. Overtime is very plentifull. Payday is every week.

Cons

They expect you to work very long hours. Pay is one of the lowest, for what they expect from you workwise. Hard to have much of a social life with all the hours you work. You have to work long hours though to get a decent paycheck. Too many crazy rules to follow. Impossible to follow through properly on all their policy requirements.

4.0

Oct 7, 2008

Sodexo, a clear leader in a clouded market.

Human potential professional

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Committed to creating an environment where each individual is treated fairly and with respect. Sodexo spends lots of time and money training their managers and frontline employees on issues like diversity and inclusion, safety (physical and food), business acumen and life skills. I've worked with a lot of the competitors and have never seen any of those companies approach the level of commitment that Sodexo makes to developing their people.

Cons

Current state of the economy that impacts our business relationships with the clients and customers. There are always new challenges every day to create new solutions for and be ready to respond to the next business demand. Not everyone is suited for a fast paced business where creative, quick to market responses are the rule rather than the exception.

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