Sodexo Reviews

Pros

Workplace flexibility, knowledgeable & professional colleagues and management.

Cons

Lack of opportunity for advancement in my area of expertise.

Pros

Fast paced and you get to work on an exiciting campus.

Cons

ONE ... one puffed up manager!!

Advice to Senior Management

Keep the "puffed"up one out of the line levels hair!!

Pros

Nationwide health care, fair 401(k) program, time off is decent, diversity is excellent

Cons

Does not take into account higher education for salary HR allows top performers to treat other employees with disrespect.

Advice to Senior Management

Sodexo needs to have a better evaluation process for those in general management positions.

Pros

sodexo is a good company to work for if you want the expeirence and want to learn, and once you join mamagement no matter where you go you will always have a job.

Cons

salary as manager is a con because you are required to work 10 hour shifts, and this way supervisors end up making more than the managers i dont agree with this we should get the money that we work for

Advice to Senior Management

sodexo is a overall good company to work for when the proper education is provided to the employees

Pros

The absolute best thing at LMU are the students, feeding our children.

Cons

Low wages, Not enough to raise a family or even help support one.

Advice to Senior Management

Take care of your works because they take care of our children.

Pros

Diversity, international travel, compensation with benefits.

Cons

Slow to change and bring new innovations.

Advice to Senior Management

Have more robust conversations with your direct reports.

Pros

The money was excellent. The work environment was pleasant and management was easy to communicate with. If your plan is to be a long term employee they have many helpful programs.

Cons

There is favoritism with some of the management and certain employees. During events management is not always as accessible as necessary.

Advice to Senior Management

You do a great job at recognizing employees for achievements and the opportunity for effective communication is common. Some employees are shown quite a bit of favoritism.

Pros

Competitive pay as long as you negotiate when you start. Don't count on much after that. If you just want stability with no chance for advancement then this is the place. I shouldn't say that if you are a kiss up and self promoting backstabbing SOB then you'll be promoted. Management seems to promote incompetence and unethical behavior.

Cons

Don't expect management to have a clue about what it takes to do your job. If you want to succeed make your boss look really good and do anything he/she asks no matter how far outside your job scope and responsibilities it is. They love a good suck up. You'll get promoted and expected to work even harder to cover your bosses mistakes. If you have a good idea that could help the company, expect to have to explain it in one sentence. Managements attention span is about 60 seconds and they are usually deciding what you are saying within the first three words. Otherwise, just keep it to yourself. If you make it happen without there knowledge they will either take credit for it or forget somehow you did it. Don't expect any strategic direction here it's all reactive and tactical.

Advice to Senior Management

If you weren't so busy self promoting yourselves and keeping the most competent people down for fear of how they would make you look you might be more successful. I know it's tough dealing with the pompous french who don't have a clue and dictate what to do no matter how stupefying it is. But that doesn't mean you have to sink to their level of ignorance.

Pros

Large company and the cost of benefits is minimal, however, promotions are available if the game is plaid.

Cons

Ethical conduct at management level and above is passe. Unethical behavior flies out the window when honesty to clients is required. Prime example is the New York Education rebate fiasco.

Managers do not move forward if they do not work within the span of covering us the financials shenanigans.

Advice to Senior Management

Manage the company/business the right way all the time without the coverups of wrong, deceitful financial business practices. Even big companies fall, it just takes time. Several companies manage their business the right way all the time, it works.

Pros

Lots of Resources available once you are aware of what they are. Great training.

Cons

Managers need growth and corrective workshops vs. just ignoring those that are not yet molded into the corporate structure and letting them go.

Advice to Senior Management

Mentoring new managers will retain those you have already invested in vs. writing them off because they need some fine tuning. VP levels and DM levels don't seem to have the time to help a new manager understand their functions/purpose in client situations.