G&K Services Employee Job Reviews in the United States
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What do you like about working at G&K Services?
"CEO has vision to make the organization customer focused"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Stay away if you have ethics or want a life."
What don't you like about working at G&K Services?
"Operations and profit driven on the local level, not customer centric at all"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Get rid of middle management (Director of Sales) they bring no value and have no direct reports. Work with General Managers so they are sales and customer focused and not just driven toward profit only.Understand that work life balance is important. 12 hour work days every day are unreasonable long term"
"Good company in a bad economy - Bad company in good ecenomy"
What do you like about working at G&K Services?
"The people who work in the Plants."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"If you are looking for a management job, consider this a short term job unless you have a thick skin."
What don't you like about working at G&K Services?
"Management changes"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"If the C.E.O. in 2010 (Doug Milroy) were to read this. You have great ideas and seem very thoughtful, but is your management team similar. Why is so much money put into training sales when they are going to quit or be fired. Why did it take so long to fire or let go of the last VP of Sales. Which employees stay the longest at GK Services The answer may surprise you, because its not the Upper, Middle or Line Managers. Its not the office or service (RSR) groups. Why do they stay, but get treated so bad. Yo no se."
"Good Place to hang!"
What do you like about working at G&K Services?
"Customer relationships and True Customer Service."
What don't you like about working at G&K Services?
"Growth - Succession Planning"
"A very hard edged business"
What do you like about working at G&K Services?
"The compensation package was tremendous."
What don't you like about working at G&K Services?
"The work-life balance did not exisit."
What do you like about working at G&K Services?
"Great place to develop marketable skills, fosters professional growth."
What don't you like about working at G&K Services?
"Compensation was below adequate."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Compensate for skills and achievement demonstrated."
What do you like about working at G&K Services?
"I constantly learned new things"
What don't you like about working at G&K Services?
"Some of the work was really nasty"
"I would work there again."
What do you like about working at G&K Services?
"Interaction with all of my customers, I managed my own route and customers."
What don't you like about working at G&K Services?
"Very little."
"G&K is a good company, but not in NorCal"
What do you like about working at G&K Services?
"I enjoyed the team I worked with. And, the customers."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Cancel your interview appointment. Try again in a year or two."
What don't you like about working at G&K Services?
"Local management team can not be trusted. They manage by intimidation, not inspiration. They embellish situations to the negative, take pleasure in the disciplinary process. The HR Rep is incompetent and enjoys the 'witch hunt'."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"If Corp see this....... replace all of the local management team before you loose any more dedicated, skilled employees."
"I just hope someone at the company finally hears"
What do you like about working at G&K Services?
"I enjoyed the other territory executives I worked with"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Really, really be sure you ask a lot of questions and make sure you can handle constant criticism."
What don't you like about working at G&K Services?
"There were a lot of management issues. Everyday what you were told the day before was no longer valid. My manager had issues with talking about other employees issues with everyone, I went to HR numerous times to voice my complaints. She was constantly discussing who was on the chopping block and who was going to be fired with other employees, very unprofessional. Management was the only reason I left the company, I really did like the job other than that."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Be a manager to your employees, do not discuss personal issues employees may have with other employees."
"Stable company"
What don't you like about working at G&K Services?
"Management turnover is highest I have ever known"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Better training. Dont assume people will pick up everything the first time."
"I think its gave you a chance on the out look of a company"
What do you like about working at G&K Services?
"Its the best company iv work for."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"yes rehire me"
What don't you like about working at G&K Services?
"not working there any more because of lay off"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"do the best lob for one of the best company's"
"Open, Honest and Direct"
What do you like about working at G&K Services?
"Managing my sales team and training them to be successful in whatever endeavors they seek in life."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be comfortable with fitting into a machine. If you can follow process and procedure and execute on"
What don't you like about working at G&K Services?
"Top down micro-management style that viewed success so narrowly. You can only be successful if you do it their way."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Work with your employees. There is great talent in the field, at all levels, that can significantly improve the performance of the organization."
"The direction of the company has taken a downward spiral since 2004."
What do you like about working at G&K Services?
"The competition between companies to earn the right to the customers business"
What don't you like about working at G&K Services?
"The steady decline in the ability for G&K to deliver the core services to the customer"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Get back to the basics of customer service and show that they value their employees and customers"
G&K Services Reviews FAQs
Is G&K Services a good company to work for?
G&K Services has an overall rating of 3.4 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 15 G&K Services Review Ratings left anonymously by G&K Services employees, which is 13% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 80% of employees would recommend working at G&K Services.
Does G&K Services pay their employees well?
G&K Services employees earn $51,000 annually on average, or $25 per hour, which is 23% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 3 G&K Services employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find G&K Services Salaries by Job Title.
How satisfied are employees working at G&K Services?
80% of employees would recommend working at G&K Services with the overall rating of 3.4 out of 5. Employees also rated G&K Services 2.9 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.5 for Rewards You Receive, 3.1 for Growth Opportunities and 3.0 for support you get.
What is the highest paying job at G&K Services?
According to our data, the highest paying job at G&K Services is a Assistant General Manager at $131,000 annually. Browse G&K Services Salaries by Job Profile.
What is the lowest paying job at G&K Services?
According to our data, the lowest paying job at G&K Services is a Loader/Unloader at $16,000 annually. Browse G&K Services Salaries by Job Profile.
What are the pros and cons of working at G&K Services?
According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at G&K Services to be Growth Opportunities, People You Work With, Person You Work For and Rewards You Receive, and cons to be Company Culture.
G&K Services Reviews by Location
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Albuquerque, NM
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Hayward, CA
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