Does Despatch pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Despatch employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Despatch. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Despatch?

29% of Despatch employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Despatch 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Despatch?

Mechanical Engineering Intern (2)

What are employees saying about Despatch layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Despatch layoffs and their outlook for job security at Despatch in 2026.

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Despatch reviews

3.0

29% would recommend to a friend

(15 total reviews)

Patrick J. Peyton

68% approve of CEO

9% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.9

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Despatch has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 15 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Despatch employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

15 reviews

4.0

Feb 3, 2021

Review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work with good people, good pay, welding and fabricating is good work.

Cons

Union job means tenure keeps you employed, not necessarily skill set.

3.0

Aug 30, 2018

Mchanical Engineering Intern

Mechanical engineering intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the internship experience focused on personal development and allowed for autonomy

Cons

This company was privately owned previously and recently was bought out by a large multinational corporation. The individual branch is slowly being dissolved and incorporated into the larger corporation at the detriment to the branch

4.0

Jul 30, 2018

Too many middle managers, but good people.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with. Friendly. The long timers are willing to teach the newcomers what they know.

Cons

Too many middle managers micromanaging for the sake of micromanaging in order to justify their positions.

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