Work like a Dog - Territory Sales Manager Ecolab Employee Review

1.0
Aug 30, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

You get a car and some gas

Cons

When hired, you are told you are a salesperson, you become a Service person working on dirty dish machines, you must know how to wipe, 110,220,480 volts, and troubleshoot electrical problems, Plumbing skills are also a must, your suits and ties will get filthy, when you are laying on the ground under a dirty greasy dish machine, you will have to take care of 8-10 exsisting accounts a day, try to sell new business also, and Cover trouble calls at other restaurants, which may be an hour away, if you sell a new account, you are expected to install it, without much help as they got rid of the Servicemen in 09, so now you spend at least a half a day installing your new account, which takes time away from your 8-10 accounts, and sales calls, now remember you are on Call 365/7/24, so when your at your kids game, or your daughters birth, or your Dads funeral, you have to go take care of Ecolab customers, and you get no extra pay or OT pay, and when on Vacation, you must get someone to cover your Calls, and you must cover theirs, also any open territory’s you must cover all calls at No extra pay, if you read other reviews, they all relate to the same things, management is horrible, you have no personal life, and it’s getting worse, also HUGE turn over, I worked 20 years, and finally left for a less stressful job, and a happy wife, If you do take the job, you will be gung ho for a month or 2, then the reality of working 24/7 set in, and if your female, watch out it’s the Good Ole Boys will be Boys Network.

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Ecolab Response
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Thank you for your review. We strive to provide a safe environment as well as comprehensive and market-competitive benefits that meets the needs of our associates and their families. An inclusive culture is really important to us, and we work hard to offer a variety of programs and trainings to support associate advancement. We welcome your feedback and take it seriously as we are always looking for ways to improve the employee experience.

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