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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
657
TOTAL
RATINGS
5081

Republic Services Company Culture

Republic Services Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
2.8/5
Republic Services' Overall Culture is rated D+

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Republic Services CEO

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Don Slager Republic Services' CEO
Don Slager
65 /100

Mission, Vision, & Values

At Republic Services, we’re guided by five essential core values – to be Respectful, Responsible, Reliable, Resourceful, and Relentless in all we do, every day. Our highly passionate, professional team is reminded of these principles every time they see the five R’s joined together to form the Republic Services Star. It’s what makes us who we are, reminding us to keep our customers at the heart of it all.

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Republic Services Culture At a Glance

Republic Services has 33000 employees. 657 employees at Republic Services have reviewed Republic Services across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was a month ago.

Overall, the 657 Republic Services employees give their leadership a grade of C-, or Bottom 30% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Republic Services are not very pleased with their total compensation at Republic Services, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Republic Services are not very pleased with their team. 657 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a D. Less than half believe the meetings at Republic Services are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Republic Services believe the environment at Republic Services is split between positive and negative. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Republic Services is comfortably fast. About 23% of the employees at Republic Services work 8 hours or less, while 5% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Republic Services are not very happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
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Republic Services employees generally work 10.2 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Republic Services report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at Republic Services have 4+ meetings
Meetings
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69% of Republic Services employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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Republic Services employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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29% of Republic Services employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Republic Services employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month
Feedback
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55% of Republic Services employees call their work environment negative
Environment

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What are your coworkers at Republic Services like?

Asked to all employees at Republic Services

  • Managers are a joke The real workers are all in the same situation so they bond with each other.

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What do you wish you knew before starting at Republic Services?

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  • 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...

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What kind of people does Republic Services like to hire?

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  • Hard workers.

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Need number to human resource department

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  • 401k question from former employee

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How's the vacation policy at Republic Services?

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  • 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...

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How hard is it to get promoted at Republic Services?

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  • 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...

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Republic Services applied for 16 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 94% were approved.

An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at Republic Services unveil that one approved work permit application was withdrawn before the employee’s start date.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Republic Services has a total of 33000 employees

16
Total Applied
  • 94% Granted (15 out of 16)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 16)
  • 6% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (1 out of 16)
  • 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 16)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Republic Services

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30%

Republic Services currently ranks in the Bottom 30% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Republic Services

Bottom
30%

Republic Services currently ranks in the Bottom 30% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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-14
eNPS Score
37%Promoters
12%Passives
51%Detractors

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Republic Services vs Competitors

  1. 1st
    Waste Connections
    85 / 100
  2. 2nd
    Heritage-Crystal Clean
    66 / 100
  3. 3rd
    Waste Industries
    63 / 100
  4. 4th
    Republic Services
    60 / 100
  5. 5th
    Stericycle
    57 / 100
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