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3.7
Average Rating
(based on 77 Waste Management Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.6
Growth Opportunities
3.2
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
3.8
Rewards You Receive
3.6
Support You Get
3.7
Way You Work
4.0
Work Setting
3.6
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"This is "the company" to work for in the waste and the environmental sector. Highly ethical, highly motivated to do right things and still make a profit for all stakeholders. They take good care of their employees and provide as stable and safe a work environment as possible."
Posted 9 years ago in Houston, TX
Route Supervisor

"Very fortunate to work alongside an exceptional crew of drivers, helpers, and mechanics in a supervisory role with the most outstanding management staff in Fla."

What do you like about working at Waste Management?

"The opportunity to identify procedural enhancements and implemented new programs that not only improve productivity, but also increased customer satisfaction."

What don't you like about working at Waste Management?

"I can't think of anything I disliked during my employment there, all in all it was a great opportunity."

Service Dispatcher

What do you like about working at Waste Management?

"Work hours, work with a great team."

What don't you like about working at Waste Management?

"Structure of advancements."

Cash Application Specialist

"Excellent place to work."

What do you like about working at Waste Management?

"I love the advancement opportunities."

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

"Bring your A game."

Department Manager

What do you like about working at Waste Management?

"I liked working at waste management with the team. It takes a team to run that type of business. Everyone has to do their job."

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

"Just be professional just like any job you apply for."

What don't you like about working at Waste Management?

"Since it is corporate, I think they care more about numbers than the personnel that gets those numbers for them."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make sure all management understands their boss. Get him/her to show you how to get you to that next level."

Operations Specialist

"big compay no clue how they got so big it deffinately was not because of management thats for sure."

What do you like about working at Waste Management?

"only colleges that I was accustomed tom working with"

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

"do it only if you need the money you are treated like a jerk after first week.there are no advancement opportunity."

What don't you like about working at Waste Management?

"nothing I was always looking for another job"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"fire all management they are incompetent especiall denis galbrath and rich parker they would screw up everything just to make them selves look like they were needed."

Director of Surveying

What do you like about working at Waste Management?

"The money."

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

"Have them put their verbal promises in writing."

What don't you like about working at Waste Management?

"They lied to get me in the door."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Too many to discuss in the line."

Outside Sales Representative

"Trash."

What do you like about working at Waste Management?

"Hated it."

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

"Work in another market and maybe you would have some success."

What don't you like about working at Waste Management?

"No sales training. I was discriminated against because I had breast cancer. I should have sued the company. management was useless. the most unprofessional company I have ever worked for."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get new management in there. There is nothing but trash working there. if you want to succeed there, politics is everything no matter how good of an employee you are."

Waste Management Employee

"Hope they are looking at this and smarten up."

What do you like about working at Waste Management?

"Not much."

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

"Downsize. Top brass is out of touch with the real folks on the front line."

What don't you like about working at Waste Management?

"Too big for its britches."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Top people are very snotty."

Group Leader

"Good place to work."

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

"Be honest and open during the interview."

What don't you like about working at Waste Management?

"They closed lots of environmental testing labs in 1993. But I respect the management decisions because I do not have the facts why the management decided to close the labs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I was at at very junior level and I do not think my role allows me though I am qualified, to make any suggestions to management. They were my peers and I have to follow the instructions and support their decision."

Account Executive

"Great training."

What do you like about working at Waste Management?

"The sales training I was taught."

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

"The company was sold when I left."

Administrative Assistant

"Facility was closed down due to the decision of Corp. office in East Coast."

What do you like about working at Waste Management?

"Excellent management within this facility. Team worked hard and sales department worked well as a team."

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

"How does Corporate work and what is the chain of command in decisions."

What don't you like about working at Waste Management?

"We were controlled by Corporate."

Driver

What do you like about working at Waste Management?

"I stayed in great shape. I liked keeping busy. The pay was great."

What don't you like about working at Waste Management?

"They didn't accept women very well. It was a male oriented job."

District Controller

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They have been good to me and I would go back if they need me."

Data Entry Clerk

What do you like about working at Waste Management?

"The people were great."

Waste Management Reviews FAQs

Is Waste Management a good company to work for?

Waste Management has an overall rating of 3.7 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 77 Waste Management Review Ratings left anonymously by Waste Management employees, which is 5% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 88% of employees would recommend working at Waste Management.

Does Waste Management pay their employees well?

Waste Management employees earn $45,500 annually on average, or $22 per hour, which is 31% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 24 Waste Management employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Waste Management Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Waste Management?

88% of employees would recommend working at Waste Management with the overall rating of 3.7 out of 5. Employees also rated Waste Management 3.6 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.6 for Rewards You Receive, 3.2 for Growth Opportunities and 3.7 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Waste Management?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Waste Management is a Director of Procurement at $176,000 annually. Browse Waste Management Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Waste Management?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Waste Management is a Forklift Operator at $16,000 annually. Browse Waste Management Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Waste Management?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Waste Management to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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