Q&A With Republic Services Employees
At Republic Services, we reward hard work and dedication with competitive compensation and excellent benefits. Republic Services strives to maintain a meaningful work environment and provides the opportunity for ethical jobs and purposeful careers. We’re proud to be recognized as a best employer.
How employees describe working at Republic Services
Best company to work for in Canada
Love it!! Great company very employee driven.
Very friendly, supportive and knowledgeable
Not forthcoming in the happenings of the company
Review from Operations Dept
A bit of advice if you work in IT and want to work at Republic Services. If you're not Indian, you don't stand a chance.
What it's like to work at Republic Services
- Republic Services employees generally work 10.2 hrs a day
- Employees at Republic Services report the work pace is comfortably fast
- On a typical day, employees at Republic Services have 4+ meetings
- 69% of Republic Services employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Republic Services employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 29% of Republic Services employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Republic Services employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month
- 55% of Republic Services employees call their work environment negative
Q&A With Republic Services Employees
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What are your coworkers at Republic Services like?
Managers are a joke The real workers are all in the same situation so they bond with each other.
Coworkers are beat down by so called Management and don't see anyway out and knows nothing is going to change. It's the battered woman's syndrome. Run far, far, away.
It really depends because every person is unique, but in my area/areas I work in, most of them are great. I've not clashed heads with anyone at least.
What do you wish you knew before starting at Republic Services?
Top Employee Response
Just what kind of Company under their current leadership it really is. My advise is to run, run, run. Don't even waste your time with this Company.
On how terrible they treat people at least merf location in buffalo
What kind of people does Republic Services like to hire?
Hard workers.
Need number to human resource department
Top Employee Response
401k question from former employee
How's the vacation policy at Republic Services?
The vacation policy is generous however it is not worth the hassle of working for this Company. Run, Run , Run This is the worst place to work ever.
How hard is it to get promoted at Republic Services?
You're not going to get promoted. It is an industry of good ole boys and only friends and family or boot lickers that pose no threat get promoted by the ones who are already in place.
What's the work from home policy like at Republic Services?
Only if your salary and take days off claiming to be working from home when you're really doing nothing.
How does Republic Services handle HR issues?
Conspire with the management to make you go away.
What perk or benefit should Republic Services have?
Removing Managers when the see and know the turnover the Mobile/Pensacola market has.
How often do promotions happen at Republic Services?
Zero unless you are one of the good ole boys.
What is the daily attire at Republic Services?
Casual
What is the onboarding process like at Republic Services and how long does it last?
Is there one? You are thrown out there to figure it out on your own.
How are the healthcare options at Republic Services?
Fair but they increase your premiums every month where your 1.5% yearly increase doesn't even cover the increase.
How are the vision insurance options at Republic Services?
You pay the full amount. Cheaper just to go buy glasses.
What's the internship program like at Republic Services?
Seriously? Save yourself the time and run,run,run.
What are the most important soft skills I need to be successful at Republic Services?
There is no being successful in the Mobile Al and Pensacola Fl market. The GM, Controller, and Sales Manager is not going allow that to happen. If they cannot control, manipulate, and belittle you then they will elemante you. Republic is well aware this is occurring and does nothing to stop it. Save yourself the misery and never,never,never go to work for these idiot's.
What is the best advice you could give someone during their first month at Republic Services?
Leave while you still can. You will not receive training, encouragement, or any form of appreciation You are destined to fail.
What's going wrong and how can it be improved at Republic Services?
Change in org leads to low morale, EVP's throwing tantrums, Directors with control issues
What makes you most happy at Republic Services?
The people I work with
What is the best part about your compensation package at Republic Services?
Top Employee Response
Bonus and base pay
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better at Republic Services?
Coworkers have morale issues due to poor management and constant change
What does the leadership team at Republic Services need to get better at?
Consistency, change in personnel often, morale is low, to many managers
What needs to change to make the company culture better at Republic Services?
Top Employee Response
quit with the constant change, remove bad managers






