Q&A With Waste Management Employees
WM is looking for experienced professionals who can develop innovative solutions that solve complex business problems and achieve real, measurable results. Departments throughout Waste Management are expanding their staff to include experienced professionals that can meet these challenges. Our environmental consulting and digital groups are experiencing explosive growth.
How employees describe working at Waste Management
We always work together we always are communicating
Review from Operations Dept
A good positive place initially focused on.customer service and safety quickly shifts completely to speed and profit. No extra employees to use benefits particularly time off without putting friends (co work e rs) in a bad situation working late. So pressure to work sick and never take a day off.
My tsp cover a lot of things I need
Great family and small company feeling
Not great, not even good just maybe okay.
What it's like to work at Waste Management
- Waste Management employees generally work 10.1 hrs a day
- Employees at Waste Management report the work pace is comfortably fast
- On a typical day, employees at Waste Management have 0 meetings
- 74% of Waste Management employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Waste Management employees most often take 15-20 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 75% of Waste Management employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Waste Management employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
- 58% of Waste Management employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Waste Management Employees
IDX: 0 TOT: 59
How's the vacation policy at Waste Management?
How many days should I tell manager ahead of time for time off
earn it and good luck getting when you want
What's the best part of your job at Waste Management?
Going home at the end of the day when ever they decide it was the end of the day
The end of the day when you got to go home
What's one thing you wish you'd known before joining Waste Management?
The real back stabbing people
I wish I had know about the advancement opportunities available. I thought this was just another company to join and stay at the same level, I am so glad I was wrong.
What do people at Waste Management think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
Top Employee Response
he is just taking the ride pushing employees around alot to improve
How's the work life balance at Waste Management?
company comes first
How secure do you feel at your job at Waste Management?
Not at all replace you at a drop of a hat
How do you feel about Waste Management's future?
it needs to go under back stabbing people lairs ego trip bosses
How's the work pace at Waste Management?
over work and unpaid
What unique perks and benefits does Waste Management provide?
you got to work a long time to get perks
What's the vibe like in the Operations dept at Waste Management? How many hours are you working?
always watching your back
What's the Operations team like at Waste Management?
same as the dm
How's the leadership on the Operations team at Waste Management?
a real joke not for the employees just their self
How do I do well in an interview at Waste Management?
Kiss their ego
What should I wear for an interview at Waste Management?
what ever you want
Who did you meet with during your interview? And how long did it take to hear back from Waste Management?
Site boss and dm of site two weeks
What was the most difficult question that was asked during your interview at Waste Management?
Why i want to work there
How helpful was your Operations team when you were first hired at Waste Management?
Not helpful, worry about their self
Does Waste Management drug test or do a background check?
Yes
How does Waste Management handle HR issues?
Hr is a joke in bed with them
How are layoffs handled in the Operations department at Waste Management?
layoffs you were fired not layoff
How are the career growth opportunities on the Operations team at Waste Management?
No growth once you reach the top of site just more work put on you at less pay rate
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Waste Management?
treat people as humans and not as a number. Understand mistakes will be made and take in mind the years they worked for you before discarding them like the trash you deal with.
What's the office layout like at Waste Management?
It greatly depends on you location. At the corporate offices, we are in a high rise in downtown Houston.
How much diversity is there among employees at Waste Management?
I work in HR and I am pretty sure our floor is right out of a diversity photoshoot. It is such a good mix of backgrounds and perspectives.
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation at Waste Management?
Top Employee Response
Higher hourly rate and a bonus









