Ecolab reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(5,093 total reviews)
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Christophe Beck

73% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ecolab has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,093 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ecolab employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
Feb 4, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice facilities. Decent pay and benefits. Strong market access.

Cons

Ecolab is $12B global company stuck in the mindset of a $500M St Paul centric company. They are not a company that embraces change. They've outgrown the days when personal relationships can be the basis for all exchange of information, but refuse to acknowledge this and won't invest in updated IT systems. The numerous long term employees yearn for the good old days, and wonder why any change is necessary. Passive-aggressive behavior is far too common, even at the highest levels in the organization. Budgets are managed on a quarter-by-quarter basis, always under the specter of corporate budget pullbacks, so successful long term projects are a rarity.

4.0
Feb 4, 2013

Ecolab

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very stable company that offers a lot of internal opportunity to expand and grow your resume & career. There are opportunities all over the US and the world if interested.

Cons

It is a large company that maintains average benefits and has all the expected downfalls of working for a $12B company that employs about 48k people.

5.0
Jan 31, 2013

Excellent company to work for, high growth potential

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

High growth, expanding company. Big opportunities for anyone who is willing to work for it. Most employees have a good work/life balance.

Cons

Understaffed, sometimes unattainable expectations. Some decisions seem short sighted and just to appeal to investors for that quarter. Sales is king, other areas sometimes get the shaft on salary increases and bonuses.

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