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    Sodexo Reviews

    Updated February 18, 2019
    3,432 reviews

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    Pros

    • "Good work life balance if you are in the right job" (in 78 reviews)

    • "Advancement great customer service good benefits management was great and my customers were awesome" (in 128 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Work / life Balance, should be considered" (in 72 reviews)

    • "Long hours and come in on weekends" (in 106 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (2)

      "great company to work for!"

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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Sodexo part-time

      Pros

      great work environment, upper management very down to earth, honest and easy to talk to, they care about employees & listen to employees, they care about quality, co-workers are amazing!

      Cons

      stressful at times, alot of nonsense bickering, give alot of freedom to certain people, no recognition

      Advice to Management

      keep up the great work! just be sure to let employees know when they are exceeding or meeting expectations

    2. "Ops Manager"

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      Current Employee - Operations Manager in Boston, MA
      Current Employee - Operations Manager in Boston, MA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Sodexo full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Lots of opportunity for women, but still a bit of a good old boys club. Top notch training programs. Freedom to run my account as I like.

      Cons

      Salary could be better, but I'm not unhappy with it. Working on my work/life balance. Sometimes work a 6 days week. More often than not work a 12 hour day.

      Advice to Management

      Don't lowball candidates when filling open positions

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    3. "overall good company"

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      Former Employee - Customer Service Representative in Burlington, VT
      Former Employee - Customer Service Representative in Burlington, VT
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at Sodexo part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      good company culture and nice managers

      Cons

      lower skilled workers receive lower wages.

    4. "Good Company"

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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Senior Marketing Manager in Portland, OR
      Former Employee - Senior Marketing Manager in Portland, OR
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Sodexo full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Lots of Training Made Available

      Cons

      Quality of Life Was Low

    5. "Benifits with drawbacks"

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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Food Prep, Cook, Server, Cashier in Franklin, MA
      Former Employee - Food Prep, Cook, Server, Cashier in Franklin, MA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Sodexo full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Sodexo as a company was good to work for .They have benifits.

      Cons

      Unfortunately you have to work a minimum of 3 months before the benifits kick in. so dont get hurt.

    6. "Best work environment ever."

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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - AV Technician in Covington, LA
      Current Employee - AV Technician in Covington, LA
      Recommends

      I have been working at Sodexo full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Doesn't matter who you are or where you come from, mangers, coworkers and even clients treat you with respect. they offer 401k, dental, vision, inside building, full weekend, pay extra hours, and a lot more.

      Cons

      Depending on what you do, sometimes is hard to escalate inside the company.

    7. "Not bad for a summer job (Hollywood Bowl)"

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      Former Employee - Porter
      Former Employee - Porter

      I worked at Sodexo part-time

      Pros

      Fun work environment
      Decent pay
      Get to see shows for free

      Cons

      New management doesn't seem to care about employees, sees them as easily replaceable

    8. "Worst Job I've Ever Had"

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      Former Employee - Food Caterer in Milledgeville, GA
      Former Employee - Food Caterer in Milledgeville, GA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I worked at Sodexo full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Free food for lunch, Garunteed hours

      Cons

      Long Hours, Dealing with the weather at outside events, staying past time, no breaks only a 30 min lunch, low pay

    9. "Inappropriate Relationships/Micro Manager"

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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Patient Services Manager in Detroit, MI
      Former Employee - Patient Services Manager in Detroit, MI
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Sodexo full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Excellent benefits, competitive salary.

      Cons

      GM a micro manager, that interferes with department managers ability to implement improvements and company standards. Unashamed of obvious inappropriate relationship with associates.

      Advice to Management

      Equal scrutiny of accounts performing well, to hold all Account GM'S to company standards.

    10. "Good job fair pay good hours"

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      Current Employee - Cashier in Philadelphia, PA
      Current Employee - Cashier in Philadelphia, PA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Sodexo part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Pay team work good hours

      Cons

      Schedule changes without enough notice