Ecolab Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Ecolab full-time for more than a year

Pros – The company benefits are good.
Training is excellent you.
If you work hard and focus you can climb the ladder but it is very competitive.

Cons – When you 1st start they make it seem like the sky is the limit but in reality it is much harder to climb the corporate ladder.
There is not a lot of work life balance even though that is something they promote.
Pay raise is low.

Advice to Senior Management – Better appreciation of employees and more opportunities for advancement.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Ecolab

Pros – if you are mechanically oriented than this is the best job for you , other wise only for sales its worse as it is a servics company not only a sales company , understand.

Cons – No personal life if you are committed towards job as it is a service oriented company and always on the toe

Advice to Senior Management – Leadership does good job which is only appreciared by them.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Ecolab full-time for less than a year

Pros – It is a positive environment with everyone looking to help everyone else to make the company succeed in all areas. Great opportunities to move up and stay within the company.

Cons – I have nothing bad to say about this company because it is a great place to work with chances to work across the country and world.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Ecolab full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great company. great job security and opportunity to move up

Cons – nothing too much to say

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Ecolab

Pros – Good people, good training, great benefits.

Cons – Serious lack of communication as to progress and status of employment.

Advice to Senior Management – If you're going to fire someone, work with them a little more, and don 't blind-side them with being replaced; it's cowardly.

Remove the attitude of "you're in the weeds, so anything you say is wrong anyway, so I'm not going to listen" from the regional managers. Mine wouldn't even consider that I was right on a tracking document that was accurate down to the gallon. I know she didn't look at it, because she said it was improperly tallying quantities and projections, when THREE other senior (as in years in the field) reps said it was outstanding work. I was struggling, but this was my effort to get back on track, she already didn't like me, and had decided that whatever I said or did was immaterial.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Ecolab full-time

Pros – Benefits are great, Flexible schedule,

Cons – Salary is not worth it, a lot of travel and demanding customer who can't control their own employees from braking things on purpose

Former Employee – worked at Ecolab full-time for less than a year

Pros – None that can be listed, but if your not part of the good ole boy network you wont go far.

Cons – Too many to list, and not enough time to list them.

Advice to Senior Management – It starts with you, the empty lies and promises that they instill in their district managers to get what they want is ridiculous. They put it out that its a sales job, but as a Route Sales Managers you will spend more time under a dish machine then you ever will selling.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Ecolab full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – company car
Benefits day one
nice people

Cons – numbers driving
my division/ not a sales job more of a fix it man

Advice to Senior Management – reward people

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Ecolab full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – There are some really great leaders and employees that have been there for a long time.

Cons – Upper management has changed and it has become a stock performance driven company. Used to be very customer focused and employees were a family. Now it's threats and favorites. They have zero loyalty to their employees anymore, regardless of how long you've been there. I never saw myself leaving until about 6 months ago.

Advice to Senior Management – Quit worrying about how to make yourself look good in a short period of time to get promoted and realize how you got there. When employees with 10+ years tenure wish they could get out you know there's a problem. All my ratings below would have been a star or two better a year or so ago.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Ecolab full-time

Pros – Lots of room to move laterally to new positions, not as easy to move vertically. Tend to hire internally. Lots of locations and plants and you are encouraged to move around (if that's what you're looking for).

Cons – Advancements to new positions do not come with corresponding salary increases to account for cost-of-living, increased responsibility, etc. Cumbersome shifts in vision, etc are attempted but things rarely change on the ground floor. Only certain areas get paid attention to, big projects quickly fall out of style and are left floundering.

Advice to Senior Management – Provide organizational support to all employees, not just "pet projects".

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend