WM is North America's leading provider of integrated environmental solutions. We partner with our customers and communities to manage and reduce waste from collection to disposal while recovering valuable resources and creating clean, renewable energy. We are on a quest for environmental performance, a mission to maximize resource value, while minimizing – and even eliminating – environmental impact so that both our economy and our environment can thrive. WM tailors its services to meet the needs of each customer group and to ensure consistent, superior service at the local level. Headquartered in Houston, the company serves nearly 20 million municipal, commercial, industrial, and residential customers through a network of 367 collection operations, 355 transfer stations, 273 active landfill disposal sites, 16 waste-to-energy plants, 104 recycling plants, and 111 beneficial-use landfill gas projects. read more

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 925

TOTAL RATINGS: 6576

CEO: James Fish Jr.

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Millennials at Waste Management

Millennials at Waste Management grade their overall culture a B-; also rating it 69/100, 2 points higher than Waste Management's overall culture as rated by all 925 employees on Comparably. Millennials are considered more demanding and to have higher expectations than their more experienced colleagues. Three areas millennials working at Waste Management think their company is performing well in are: Happiness (A+), Team (A), and Office Culture, (A).

Work Life Balance & Community Outreach at Waste Management

Millennials working at Waste Management and everywhere else are striving for a balanced life. At Waste Management, the majority of employees are satisfied with their work life balance. The average Waste Management employee receives 15-20 paid days off per year, and socializes with their peers never outside of work. See what employees at Waste Management think about their work life balance.

Answer	Percent
Yes	72%
No	28%

Are you satisfied with your work/life balance?

Answer	Percent
Unlimited	0%
20-30 days	33%
15-20 days	39%
10-15 days	28%
0-10 days	0%

How much paid vacation and sick days can you take a year?

Answer	Percent
Weekly	20%
Monthly	10%
Sometimes	50%
Infrequently	20%
Never	0%

How frequently does your company participate in community outreach?

Mentorship and Professional Growth for Millennials at Waste Management

Within Houston, 36% of millennials shared they have a mentor. At Waste Management, 20% of millennials say they receive mentorship, which leads to the assumption that Waste Management may not be a great place to work for millennials focused on their professional growth. See what employees think about mentorship and professional growth at Waste Management.

Answer	Percent
Yes	20%
No	80%

Do you have a mentor at work?

Answer	Percent
Yes	62%
No	38%

Is your company invested in your career growth?

Sentiment Toward Perks & Benefits at Waste Management

Employees at Waste Management have ranked their perks and benefits in the Top 30% of companies within Houston and in the Top 25% of similarly-sized companies on Comparably. When asked to estimate how much employees think Waste Management spends on their benefits, the most common answer selected is $1500 - $2500/mo. If Waste Management employees had to select an additional benefit not already provided it would be massage therapy. Learn about perks & benefits at Waste Management.

Answer	Percent
Yes	73%
No	27%

Are you satisfied with your Benefits?

Answer	Percent
Yes	71%
No	29%

Do your company's benefits play a part in staying at that company?

Answer	Percent
Paid Time Off	8%
Career Training	38%
Decision Making	46%
Fun Culture	8%
Retirement Contribution	0%

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Retaining Millennials at Waste Management

It’s difficult to retain a millennial, and all three aforementioned sections listed bear importance. To recap, Waste Management employees rate their work life balance a D. They do not think highly of Waste Management's professional growth opportunities. Employees have graded Waste Management's perks and benefits a B. These ratings and reviews lead us to conclude that Waste Management is a suitable company for the millennial workforce. Learn more about Waste Management's efforts to retain employees.