Ecolab reviews

3.5

66% would recommend to a friend

(5,080 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 5,080 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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5K reviews
3.0
Jun 22, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company has been a fair company to work for, and for the most part has treated the associates fair. Decent pay and benefit package. Numerous advancement opportunities to advance, if you are willing to relocate.

Cons

Over the years, the company has been "squeezing" our associates to deliver more with less resources. This has caught up with many of our divisions. We promise the customers this great support program, but in reality we deliver this only to 10% of our customers. The other 90% get less support and service because of the unrealistic goals that we have reach. In order to reach these goals we must decide what corners to cut, in order to save time. It is not fair to our customers to get promised a superior program, but get a sub par program delivered.

3.0
Feb 27, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company Van E-150 or similar (No passengers unless employees), Gas card (monitored with mileage), Company Card (Only install/equipment charges monitored through concur), Tools, Equipment (when not over budget for the month), Create your own hours (based on customer needs), Free training (3 weeks upon starting in St Paul), Company paid cellphone, Emroidered Uniforms (Men have better uniforms, Ladies - good luck if you're plus size or tall) Good "Salary", Training fun, Customers once you build rapport as great, When team works together it's easy and you learn a lot more, Good Upper Management in district

Cons

(This is rare about 2 times month)- if You get a call at 9:30 at night 2 hours away and the customer demands you come, guess what - You're going. On call 24hrs a day, weekend shift depends on how many people in your district. You'll work Mon-Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon-Fri then your day off. (12 days straight, may be busy or not) on normal it's Mon 6am -Fri 5pm. Service calls are: Leaking chemical dispensers, Changing Dishmachine motors, Fixing machine leaks, rewiring contactors/transformers, a lot of plumbing (mostly compression) and electrical, Tech support only open business hours 8-5, 8-4 sat, if they're having a bad day they're least likely to walk you through something. DSDM sold a new account, you need to scramble to get equipment and help ASAP. Your compensation depends on your selling/interaction skills, You sign on @42k a year but it's only 7k the rest is your commission. If someone gets hurt or quits, you take care of their territory (Paid for top 20 accounts of theirs only), monthly roll outs you have to accomplish, 300+ accounts to visit whenever and 75+ you have to visit monthly. You are also responsible for collecting debts and removing machines when the customer doesn't pay. You must have someone cover for you if you're sick or on vacation, once you're out of work - don't bother making plans if you're on call. Best suited for Single people with No kids in a very active (Some areas are different based on Metro/Country - Ask the person you ride along with during the interview process) upper management needs to manage people a little better and not let things slide.

1.0
Apr 4, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Company car (however mine is extremely beat up and was promised a new one 2 years ago but still haven’t even been hinted at when that’s will be happening) Co-workers

Cons

Everything else. New pay structure is a joke. During recent transition, offer letters were given 10 days before and employees were told take it or leave it NO NEGOTIATIONS WILL BE HEARD! No time to find a new job, can’t negotiate new income. New roles were supposed to simplify things but all it does is spread out employees and make more work for each person. Went from working 40 hours a week max ( we had a lot of freedom to build our own schedules as long as we got our work done), to now working 55-65 hours per week. On top of that technically on call 24/7 because we are at the beck and call of our customers every whim.

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Ecolab Response
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Thank you for your feedback. Fostering a positive culture and employee experience is important to us. We also strive to provide equipment that meets the needs of our associates and customers. We take your feedback seriously as we are always looking for ways to improve the employee experience, and we encourage you to share your concerns with your manager or HR business partner.
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