Compass Group reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(5,935 total reviews)

Dominic Blakemore

68% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Compass Group has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,935 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Compass Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restauration industry (3.7 stars).

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6K reviews
1.0
May 28, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

It's a great entry level or "starting your career" company. Depending on your job, there may be opportunities to network with other companies so you can move forward in your career.

Cons

You will most likely be undervalued, under appreciated and under paid. You'll quickly realize this and start looking for new opportunities as soon as three months in (such as myself). There aren't many opportunities for advancement, hence the high turnover rate. The environment is very "micro-managey." You will spend a a decent portion of your day/weeks dealing with busy work. Management often times isn't able to help. Frequently I had to figure things out for myself even when I asked management for help. Compass most likely loses out on business opportunities because many times my client asked for more help, promoting me, etc and management didn't take action and if they did it was too late.

1.0
Mar 10, 2015

Diabolical

Recommend
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Pros

By proximity very close to home and good parking; these advantages had absolutely nothing to do with ESS. Customers polite; discipline of military personnel naturally at work here and never made fuss; when as often happened, food run out or suddenly no plates, cutlery to use whereas they should have complained for service they now pay cash for with `pay as you dine`.

Cons

Suddenly found myself working long periods without days off and strange appearance of rarely seen managers at lunch time and almost as strange vanishing afterwards. All holidays arranged at beginning of year on first come first served basis and within shut down periods. Never saw any vacancies for site advertised in local media instead all filled by freinds and relatives!

1.0
Nov 12, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

other staff and unit management were great,totally professional. and good fun...despite rather than because of the company

Cons

just a nonesense..endless paperwork for all grades..managers pulling 60 hour weeks for about 26000....expensive mandated suppliers....no prospects of promotion if u dont fancy living every waking moment for the job...i started at the bottom..kitchen assistant....ended up stockaking,supervising staff,driving,chefing.broardening my skills and responsibilities....employee of the monthj 30 times in 36 months..and i was robbed for diplomaticf reasons the other months...final wage after 4 years still 4 pence above minimum wage...outstanding

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