Browning-Ferris Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"I loved it until Allied purchased BFI"

What don't you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"They tried to stop me from making money"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"get ride of the bean counters and let the sales people do thier work"

What do you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"The fact that all the managers had an open door policy"

What don't you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"nothing"

What do you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"Diverse work"

What don't you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"limited groth, company down sizeing"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Implement team concepts"

"Overall it is a good place to work."

What do you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"Challenaging work. Made a lot of good friends."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be confident in your abilities, be willing to learn and work hard."

What don't you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"I can't think of any."

"Advancement was limited to your limits."

What do you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"I started to estimate work"

What don't you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"No retirement plan"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Start a retirement plan."

"Was rewarding in the work, but not a lot of room for advancement"

What do you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"Working independently for the most part, using hands and mind to troubleshoot and effect repairs."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It's been some time since I've worked there, so would'nt presume to know current situation."

What don't you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"The pay could have been reflective of the skills"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more competitive in pay and advancement opportunities"

What do you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"Its a fast paced environment and always changing so its always a challange."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be direct and factual with real world example in interview situations."

What don't you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"It focuses many times on short term gains at the risk of longer term strategies."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Balance both short and long term for success."

"Easy and acurate"

What do you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"Challenging work, varied work load, good compensation and benefits."

"awesome"

What do you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"Vast exposure to diversity."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Depends on the department"

What don't you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"Oppotunities for advanement."

"Good entry level job. Salary very low."

"Browning Pools was a great place to work, but it was not stable and does not offer me a chance for and opportunity in a corporate environment."

What do you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"I like the people I worked with. Everyone was very family oriented. When I was released from my job for a seasonal layoff and was not brought back, it was like losing all my brothers and sisters."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is a great company to work for if you are very committed to your work, but dont expect it to be a stable job unless you are the one making minimum wage. You can defiantly get lots of overtime if the company is making money. And make sure the whole company is selling pools."

What don't you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"The upper management (VP President) was not very considerate of his actions. He gave me a 3 day notice of leave, instead of a month notice like everyone else. He told my manager to let me go and went on vacation. I could not approach him face to face until he came back. It was not very professional. His brother who also is part owner of the business did not like his actions either."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"In a corporate world a manager could sit in his office and do nothing for most of the day besides give permissions to lower management, but in this small business the upper management needs to be more evolved with the activities and daily business."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is a very quiet environment. This is not the place if you are really talkative and need personal relationships at all times."

What don't you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"It is harder to have a business relationship with senior management because of client meetings"

"I loved working for this company. Unfortunately I was picked for the divestiture restructure and had to leave."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be honest and eager to perform well and everything else will take care of itself."

What do you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"The challenge was significant and the opportunity to learn and to be flexible in the face of change was very meaningful."

What do you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"It was a great training place, the people were great, but like a lot of small cap companies, the revenues were not nearly strong enough to keep the doors open."

What don't you like about working at Browning-Ferris?

"We didn't have real deep pockets, so if we went a few weeks without a new client it hurt a lot."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management was really capable people, Ms. Browning is a very caring and empathetic woman, she put people ahead of profit, she a very good person."