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Compass Group
2.9 of 5 52 reviews
www.compass-group.com Chertsey, United Kingdom 5000+ Employees

Compass Group Reviews

Updated Jun 19, 2013
Compass Group – UK – “EY Top Chefs”

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2.9 52 reviews

                             

60% Approve of the CEO

Compass Group Chairman Sir Roy A. Gardner

Sir Roy A. Gardner

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49% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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I find th inaccuracy of my wages frustating

Sales Assistant (Current Employee)
Reading, England (UK)

I have been working at Compass Group as a contractor for more than a year

ProsLocal to where i live

ConsInaccurate wages booked every month

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Management doesn't care about staff

CSA (Former Employee)
London, England (UK)

I worked at Compass Group full-time for more than 7 years

ProsI don't have a reasons to work for this company

ConsWorking long hours, always lack of staff, no decent salaries, no loyalty events for staff, no moral or career motivations

Advice to Senior ManagementPlease, think more about staff, they want a better life and better work conditions

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Marred by a few bad apples

Human Resources & Migration Advisor (Current Employee)
Sydney (Australia)

I have been working at Compass Group full-time for more than 3 years

Pros- Some good people
- Great focus on development opportunities

Cons- Very antiquated towards social networks
- No personal music allowed in an open office environment? (How did I keep my sanity?!)
- Too many objectives
- Unwillingness to change some processes due to ties to UK
- Corporate staff hardly get acknowledged (as opposed to front-line staff)

Advice to Senior ManagementPlease relax some rules, or better yet, get rid of rules that make no sense. Blocking Facebook? Advising against using personal MP3 players??

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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I would give them not even a single star if I could....

Anonymous Employee (Current Employee)

I have been working at Compass Group part-time for more than 3 years

ProsThe site I worked at was a fantastic location!

ConsCompass is nothing but bullys training bullys! I complained after enduring months of bullying from my manager and upper managment did nothing about it! Instead they took me into an office and used intimidation tactics to try and make me back down....unlucky for them I refuse to back down

Advice to Senior ManagementIf you want to hold on to your good staff then stop treating them so badly. Respect goes both ways! Right now I don't know how you people sleep at night. I would never sell my morals or humanity for a company car and a pay raise.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Customer service

Customer Service (Current Employee)
Wigan, England (UK)

I have been working at Compass Group full-time for less than a year

ProsFlexibile shifts. Customers can be nice.

ConsNon stop work. Senior managers have no respect for employees treat them like fodder. not much career progression. No discount for food instore and no breaks because of staff shortage all the time.

Advice to Senior Managementhave better trained management.

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eight years

Head Human Resources (Current Employee)
Chennai (India)

I have been working at Compass Group full-time for more than 10 years

ProsMNC , best practices and systems.

Conspay reviews , attrition, people development

Advice to Senior Managementpeople engagement and recognition..etc.,

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Excellent Company, Excellent People...

Chef (Current Employee)
Perth, Western Australia (Australia)

I have been working at Compass Group full-time for more than a year

ProsA company that takes care of their employees and sees their rights to the rank and file.

ConsNone that comes to Mind...

Advice to Senior ManagementKeep up the good work...

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Long hours, but great experience

Catering Manager (Current Employee)

I have been working at Compass Group full-time for less than a year

ProsWeekends and (most) evenings off, excellent opportunity for career development

ConsHours are early and long; company information given in small snippets rather than all when needed. Communication issues abound.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Got more efficiency to do work in compass group.

Accounts Executive (Current Employee)
Ludhiana (India)

I have been working at Compass Group full-time for more than a year

ProsWorking with a multinational company because its complainces

Consit may be loosing some current business..

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Worst company I have ever worked for,

Event Coordinator (Former Employee)
London, England (UK)

I worked at Compass Group full-time for less than a year

ProsI can not think of a single pro.

ConsEmployee welfare was never taken into consideration, it was a nightmare to ever get through to HR, expected to work unreasonable hours and treated like a general dogs body. Manager was utterly useless and cared more about impressing the client than the fact you had so much work to do you didn't even have time to go to the loo or get a drink. When I raised my concerns they fell on deaf ears. I would NEVER work for this company or recommend them to anyone. My direct line manager was "fired" whilst on holiday, she came back to a phone call asking her not to return to the client site and they had blocked her pass so she could not get in. She had no idea this was happening, it was very underhanded and shocking.

Advice to Senior ManagementWhen someone says they can't cope with the work load, don't wait until they are signed off with acute stress and heading for a nervous breakdown before you assess the situation and hire more staff. I was treated as a guinea pig on how to run a new department and management didn't seem to care about me.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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