Ecolab reviews

3.5

66% would recommend to a friend

(5,081 total reviews)
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Christophe Beck

74% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ecolab has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,081 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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3.0
Sep 14, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Your clients are excellent resources during and after employment. Build a good report with them and they will treat you well later down the road. Great opportunity to develop time management and route management skills. Note: management will try to tell you the job is like running your own business (to be fair it does have many elements that relate to this) but see cons. Many opportunities for advancement if your managers give you the opportunity (you will most likely have to go over their head to make things happen).

Cons

In the pest elimination division, a majority of managers have a military or law enforcement background. Unless you unfamiliar with military heirarchy and mentallity, be prepared to get shocked by ridiculous management decisions and treatment. If you work a nightshift, be prepared to loose sleep as you will have to answer customer calls during the daytime to stay on top of your route. Management will call you and coerce you into doing job related functions that are not necessary, and often harmful to your paycheck and business (my personal experience was having my route handed over to a new employee after I built up a strong report with all of my clients, and had a steady paycheck that I could estimate) A majority of your paycheck is based on commisions, so if management offers to give you a new route after you have built up your current route, tell them to F-off, it's a trick and it will make your life hell.

1.0
Sep 12, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Flexibilty in the daily work schedule is great. Ability to make your own schedule. Opportunity to form some great relationships.

Cons

Company has turned into a complete marketing scheme. It is not about helping or doing what is right for the customer, it is about making more money, even if it is unethical and morally wrong.

4.0
Sep 9, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

People are super nice, they value your opinions and willing to help whenever necessary. You can do different things within IT and there's definitely opportunity for growth.

Cons

IT itself is antiquated. A better process should have been in place for a lot of things.

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