Does Sodexo pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sodexo employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sodexo. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sodexo?

70% of Sodexo employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sodexo 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sodexo?

Food Service Worker (327) , General Manager (250) , Supervisor (196) , Manager (189) , Cashier (166) , Cook (156) , Barista (134) , Executive Chef (122) , Operations Manager (120) , Student Worker (119) , Registered Dietitian (106) , Catering Assistant (83) , Jovem Aprendiz Administrativo (81) , Chef (76) , Line Cook (72)

What are the pros of working at Sodexo according to real employee reviews?

"Good Benefits and Not bad if you want to sign your life away" ((in 526 reviews)); "Great people and a real desire to improve the quality of life for our customers." ((in 441 reviews)); "Teamwork Work / Life balance is good" ((in 182 reviews)); "Free food & drinks and great place to work for if you have a good team." ((in 162 reviews)); "Great coworkers and like working with hospital employees" ((in 148 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Sodexo according to real employee reviews?

"management of store is poor and no real move up" ((in 768 reviews)); "Low pay and not enough hour" ((in 540 reviews)); "Really annoying and bad managers" ((in 272 reviews)); "Long hours on race days at Ascot (which are potentially good if you want more ££)" ((in 263 reviews)); "Low salaries and there is no variation weather u have less exp or more exp your seniors." ((in 171 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sodexo layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Sodexo layoffs and their outlook for job security at Sodexo in 2026.

What Sodexo locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Lille , Issy-les-Moulineaux , Nanterre , Marseille , Paris , Lyon , Guyancourt

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3.6

70% would recommend to a friend

(6,680 total reviews)

Sophie Bellon

80% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

3.1

Compensation and benefits

Sodexo has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 6,680 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sodexo 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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4.0

Nov 18, 2009

Sodexo Manager

Manager i

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CEO approval

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Pros

Good pay, good opportunity to relocate, work with great people. They offer three weeks vacation, have a great 401 company match policy. Stable company.

Cons

Long hours, a lot of paperwork, managers are not educated so many mistakes are made. You will have to work evenings and weekends and holidays in many cases.

2.0

Sep 7, 2009

A job for just one summer, maybe two

Concession stand

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Very high amount of work hours if wanted -Flexible, stable work schedule (other than rainy days) -25% discount on food (or free food from the stand you work in or possible friends) -Make great lifetime friends

Cons

-Customers can be ridiculously picky, snobby, and messy -Pay rate is terrible (3rd year working, still minimum wage) -Very little job training, most is learned from trial and error by current employees -Most stands do not have air conditioning -Poor work ethics by most employees (if you apply, you basically are guaranteed a job) -Very boring routine job

3.0

Aug 19, 2009

Sodexo Food Service.

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Monday - Friday work week. No weekends or holidays.

Cons

Long hours. bombarded with paperwork. No time to read or understand changes. frustrating working with a large company. Policy's seem to change depending on who answers the calls at the corporate level.

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