Waste Management Employer Reviews

- Great benefits
- Very good culture
- Lot of opportunities
- Like to work with customers internally and externally
- Very flexible

I worked 7 to 4 and i enjoyed what i was doing. Did data entry for the billing dept and help customers with any questions regarding their invoices. I got along with all of my co workers.

In my opinion Waste Management is great company. Since the start of my employment I have learned a great deal about the rubbish world. Being on the Dollar General Team allowed me to greatly improve my communication, grammar and wording skills with higher ups (Corporate Officials). I enjoy working for this company, however growth opportunity's are very – more... limited. My work load has more than double in the past year and no increase in pay has come about yet. – less

pick up route sheet and dot log book pretrip truck begin route.
service all customers on route sheet. call disbatch for additional customers that called for services for that day.
service all call ins and go to yard do posttrip and turn paperwork in.

picked up the local trash and took it to the land fill so it can be disposed of.

Every day was something different and exciting
Coworkers and I established life long relationships
The challenge was not enough hours in one day
the most enjoyable part of the job was the coworkers connections and the various projects to finish

You are not even a number. They only care about the bottom line and making themselves look better. Dispatch is pathetic and will throw the drivers "under the bus" to cover their lack of knowledge/caring. Typical day at work is not the same hours. You stay late because of others screw ups you are FORCED to come in later the next day - no OT PERIOD! You – more... are FORCED to monitor you own hours and can't go over 40. – less

Thought it was a good company to work for. However they lay off people left and right!!

Same Routine day in and day out, No advancement opportunitys.
Trucks were Not in Great Shape. Mom and pop management.
Very Family operated

I worked there 2 years and was always promised advancements and training but management never followed through. I would not recommend the company.

I worked in resi for 3 yrs in Nashville tn with this company the management was so messed up and all they had was temps how could you finish a route with a temp I couldn't so I quit that funky place, so to anyone looking for a good job this is not the place ask someone that works there or read these reviews it started out good but after a year or so – more... the place went to hell so maybe one day this company will close the door and hire someone that knows what to do instead of sitting on his but all day took away all the safety bonus and wasted the. Money on some stupid cameras but I'm so glad to be gone from that hell hole – less

While the Insurance and retirement are very good the lack of pay and very little chance of advancement are dissapointing in a company of this size. We had a change of Market area where I worked and the District manager told me that I was making a dollar less an hour than what i should be making and that there was nothing he could or would do about it, – more... the same went for my other coworkers that were making the same as me. We were working consitently working 14 to 15 hours a day with equipment that was falling apart. We continually had equipment break downs that was just half way put back together just to get it back to work. – less

A typical workday included answer customer calls about anything from billing to service issues as well as starting or canceling services.

Its very good excercise. But sometimes to much.. The people I work with are very helpful.

I havent recieved my sign on bonus as of 5 months now. Not being paid the proper overtime in job description. Very racist environment here in Lafayette shop. It seems that only minorities work in the yard or in the garages and white people only work in administrative positions. I have discussed the racism /favoritism from the immediate supervision to – more... managment. Nothing but slaps on the wrists. Its ok money. But its pennies compared to the environment. Dont work for waste managment in Lafayette Louisiana....Especially if you're black! – less

Its was a very good job very fun and also very streesful. Just being able to work in the wilderness deep inside woods working with equipment i never had use before. I learn alot on this job seen different types of snakes and just learn soo much.I learn how to operate a water pump, a guzzler, leaf blower, driving a buggy with a trailer on it. The hardest – more... part of that job was working the guzzler if u was not prepare to get dirty and use alot of muscle then it was going take toll on you. – less

Its was a very good job very fun and also very streesful. Just being able to work in the wilderness deep inside woods working with equipment i never had use before. I learn alot on this job seen different types of snakes and just learn soo much.I learn how to operate a water pump, a guzzler, leaf blower, driving a buggy with a trailer on it. The hardest – more... part of that job was working the guzzler if u was not prepare to get dirty and use alot of muscle then it was going take toll on you. – less

Do inspection on bailer, report any problem to mechanics, train other employees designated to my area. Make sure the team was working properly and fix any problem when needed.
I got involved with man agent team and became good friends, I still stay in touch with my District manager, he thought me alot.
Working win production demands a fast environment – more... when a machine breaks down the hardest part was getting it fixed as fast as possible to keep the plant running efficiently.
I enjoyed meeting employees at the top of the company that motivated me to work hard and reach my goals in or out of waste management. – less

The hardest part of my job was bridging the language barrier with my Hispanic workers. I did, however, learn a little bit of Spanish that did make things a little easier to communicate. I work with a lot of great people that I wish I still worked with.

Taking calls helping customers set up and manage their accounts