GFL Environmental Reviews

3.2

54% would recommend to a friend

(670 total reviews)
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Patrick Dovigi

58% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

GFL Environmental has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 670 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GFL Environmental employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, mining, utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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670 reviews
2.0
16 Sept 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Flexibility, opportunity to shape your own position

Cons

Poor pay, lots of secrecy from management and distrust within the organization, poor structure made it difficult to service clients well

1.0
30 Nov 2017

Controller

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible schedule Some good people make it bearable Paid benefits Stable employment

Cons

Company culture sucks you dry Would not recommend working here Management plays favorites (Incompetent people get promoted that suck up) Below average compensation Much of management is condescending and cannot figure out things themselves but push the work down with tight deadlines causing overtime Front end people do all the lifting while management gets heavy kickbacks Management and employees that are competent tend to leave Waste industry in general has ethical issues they need to deal with Disorganized and chaotic (Have worked for 8 other companies in similar roles this was the worst)

2.0
29 Nov 2013

Aggressive company, with a poor business plan

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Company pays well for an experienced person, benefits are good, and management is fairly hands off allowing for an autonomous experience.

Cons

Lacks in upper management skill. Business plan is based upon market share, with little to no regard for the quality of service, or profit margins, at least for mid-small companies. Training is little to none, and company does not encourage employees to learn about the industry, but to keep that knowledge for themselves, and control their drones to get the work done as per their standards, which are low.

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