Compass Group reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(5,936 total reviews)

Dominic Blakemore

67% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Compass Group has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,936 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Compass Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restauration industry (3.7 stars).

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6K reviews
1.0
Oct 18, 2025

Don't trust as they advertising

Recommend
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Pros

Compare with small business pays always on time if manager did submitted correct timesheet.

Cons

Original Claim vs. Personal Experience While Compass advertises “Career development opportunities – Compass is committed to progression and helping you take the next step in your career,” my personal experience has been quite different. In reality, I’ve found that career growth is not genuinely supported. Employees are generally expected to stick strictly to the roles they were hired for, with little encouragement or opportunity to explore other paths. Only a very small percentage perhaps 1–2% seem to advance, Despite requesting constructive feedback and training for other positions, these requests were never acknowledged or acted upon. If career development were truly offered fairly, such support would be accessible to all, not just a select few.

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Compass Group Response
5mo
Thank you for your review. We are sorry this was your experience. In July 2024, we launched our internal mobility team whose roles are to ensure all internals looking for growth are supported
1.0
Oct 16, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I do not recommend working here

Cons

Low pay, not good work life balance

4.0
Oct 16, 2025

Handy

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Kind staff, flexibility of shifts, nice people

Cons

A lot of favouritism goes on

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