Republic Services Employer Reviews

Great place to work. Evening shift required no management, so we were on our own. The job wasn't stressful.

The management is over bearing and have clicks, you make 1/6 of what the managers do and work 9times more then them, most only work about 10 am - 2 pm. You have no life with this company! There is no job advancement with this company, where you start is where you will stay!

Great management, great co workers and benefits. Learned a lot and enjoyed going to work

company has a program called one fleet, all it does is point a finger for someone to blame.they expect mechanics to do the impossible like check 200 items and service a truck in 1.75 hours and u better not miss something or you will be called to carpet on it.in short time i was with company i watched a man there 10 years just not show up, he was a pm – more... mechanic who felt that he was being blamed.i watched another mechanic who was there 20 years get blamed for somthing once a day. that program is nothing but a witch hunt for the blame game. i wouldnt recommend my worst enemy to work for a company like that.in my short time there the mechanics were more than helpful to someone has never worked on garbage trucks. – less

Very simple, don't waste your time. This company is all about clicks. They do not treat their employees all the same. Their Company Policy book only applies to employees they don't like.

I have been with RSI for more than 2 years, and it absolutely has been the best work experience of my life. I make a very good wage and have an immediate supervisor who is fun to work with, and who appreciates my efforts. The HR rules are applied equally to all employees. The benefits are very good, and exceed any I had experienced elsewhere. Job security – more... is good, as long as the employee does their best to accomplish the assigned tasks. (Slackers are not tolerated, nor should they be!) Supervisors are flexible, understanding, and are very good at giving praise to their employees.

Worthy of note: After being here a year and a half, I had the opportunity to meet the VP over our region. He actually remembered my resume' from the application process, and commented upon my background!

I pray that I will be with Republic Services until the day I die. – less

I would leave the office and go to many town to pick up trash and yard waste.

Poor management
Moral at a all time low
Money is not that good

Republics starting wage for Drivers is good but you will not have any life if you're a swing driver. So if you are thinking of applying to any jobs, be prepared that if you do get the job, you will have limited time with the family and you'll be putting in 12-14 hour days. You also will be given routes you don't know the areas of which on top of an – more... already stressful job, that makes it much worse. The Sun Valley CA location is filled with a bunch of non-English speaking drivers, so it makes the environment very uncomfortable if you do not speak Spanish. Management is well what can I say...just management. There are Managers and Supervisors all over the place but to me it seems like there are TOO many. If you're a single person and you have your Commercial Driver's License I would say that its a perfect job...But if you have a family and don't want to put in 12 to 14 hours a day....pass on this company and look for something else – less

Managerment is VERY poor one sided
They will push you everyday

As Managerment gets a bonus if the company
Comes in on budget.
Hard to work for a company pushing workers to do the job
Of 2 people while demeaning employees and
Moral

Company has had some growing pains but environment is nice. Benefits are decent.

Typical Day at Work: Driving to customer accounts, picking up containers, hauling them to the correct loction, replacing container when necessary and customer interaction.

What I Have Learned: Appropriate driver's safety.

Management: There have been several changes in Mangement. Currently the Management is in a state of learning and developing.

Co-Workers: – more... We don't interact a lot, it's a very independent position as a driver. However, when we do interact, I find my co-workers to be friendly and helpful.

Hardest Part of the Job: Long hours

Most Enjoyable Part of the Job: Being able to do the job and being able to see what you are getting done. – less

Working for Republic Services was such a great opportunity. You learn so much and honestly appreciate the effort you put into your task.

Oversee all repairs made. Trained a lot of young mechanics. Enjoyed watching them learn and grow as a team.

Very busy multi tasking day.
Safety is important
Management
Co workers

A typical day at work for me constist of working very closely with the field and the payroll admins. Helping and assisting them with any and all issues they have on a daily basis.
Management good is ok, not a lot of aknowledgement on a job well done. If you put in that extra time or really try to show progress, it really does go unnoticed. My co-workers – more... good, everyone willing to do what they can to help out if needed.
Hardest part of the job is when you keep getting more work added to your desk but then are told you can't work overtime to get it done. I really love a challengine myself so I really do whatever I can to complete any task.
Most enjoyable part of my job is knowing I have helped someone with an issue that just seemed impossible. I have great customer services and my customers are the field employees and the PA's. They are always make it a point to let me know how much I've helped them. Makes you feel like you can do anything and makes you willing to go that extra mile. Just give a little complement. It truly does go a long way. – less

Republic services provided a wonderful opportunity for me. The work was fun and the people were amazingly friendly and rather helpful. My initial experience with them was to excel and really learn the job so that I can be effective. Unfortunately, the training provided was minimal and I was left to my own accord to make due with my past experience. – more... This was great but not enough to enhance my position. Although it was a great atmosphere and great people, the abi;lity to get the help needed was hinderd and mostly because we all had a job to do and it was hard to get influential help. Anyways, I give the company a thumbs up and wish them success. – less

A typical day at Republic services is never dull and far from typical. It's the kind of work environment that is very gratifying and exciting. The challenges in many of the repairs keep it fast pace and fun.

The company has gone thru many growing pains over the years. It's gone from a family-owned company to the #2 waste company in the country.
The day starts at 3 AM. Get & organize paperwork & get on route. I've learned a lot, both good & bad. The good relates to safey & driving skills. The bad, the corporate world not having much of a clue when it comes – more... to certain things relating to it's employees.
Co-workers are great. They've been around a long time as I have.
The hardest part of the job is getting up so early, & dealing with management that's never done your job & can't relate in any way.
Most enjoyable part of the job is interacting with customers, especially children who love a trash truck! The pay & benefits don't hurt either. – less

let me tell you, the best position in any trash company is outside sales doing roll-off in the construction field. No contracts involved all temp meaning your not wasting most of your week trying to find business that is not under contract ie competition holds their customers to contract by a) threats of lawsuit or b) just lowers the rate. Base salary – more... in outside sales in below avg ie 30-34k annually. Benefits are very good only because of the large amount of workers that work for a Republic / WMI / IESI - Progressive. – less