Caltrol Reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(77 total reviews)
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Scott Bedell

93% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Caltrol has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 77 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Caltrol employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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77 reviews
1.0
9 Jul 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible work hours and no pressure to be in office just for the sake of visibility. Autonomy to manage your own time and deliverables. Some individual contributors are talented and committed despite systemic issues. If you're politically savvy, there's room to climb.

Cons

Leadership tends to trust a select few, often forming one-sided opinions without hearing other perspectives. Cross-team collaboration is poor—teams operate in silos, and internal competition outweighs team spirit. Recognition and decision-making are often influenced more by proximity to power than by performance or merit. Open feedback is rare; people hesitate to speak candidly, knowing that only certain voices are heard or rewarded.

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Caltrol Response
11mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your perspective. We’re happy to hear that you appreciated and valued the flexibility, autonomy, and talented colleagues that define Caltrol. We recognize your feedback on collaboration, recognition, and decision-making, and we’d like to offer some context. Our leadership team actively seeks diverse input across teams through regular meetings, open-door policies, and company surveys. While not every perspective may be immediately visible in decisions, efforts are made to consider multiple viewpoints. Performance, data, and business impact drive our decision-making and recognition programs, not favoritism. We understand that cross-team collaboration can always be stronger. Our ongoing initiatives are designed to improve connectivity, strengthen alignment, and break down any perceived silos. Caltrol remains committed to building on our strengths while addressing opportunities for improvement, and we encourage all employees to use the channels available to share feedback directly. Direct engagement allows us to act more effectively than anonymous forums. Your voice matters. We would encourage you to reach out to our HR department directly to discuss further. We would appreciate the opportunity to gain more insight into your comments and concerns as we continually evolve and ensure Caltrol remains a great place to work.
2.0
27 Jan 2017

Hate those who get it done

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

ESOP, relationship to Emerson, Fisher product line

Cons

Claim open door, but it's not true. People leave the company and then are rehired and get raises! When the rest of us suffer through paycuts and are beatup by leadership. Those who get it done and care, get no recognition other than what you are doing is not enough.

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Caltrol Response
8y
I am sorry to hear that you did not enjoy your time here at Caltrol. Often time when we bring an former employee back it is because they have a unique skill set that will help us succeed and grow. When unfortunately we do have to let people go please know that we always look for another position in the company where there skills would be a fit.
1.0
20 Feb 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Emerson has a lot of interesting technology.

Cons

Very bad frontline management. Terrible training and onboarding practices. Managers don’t care about employees, at all.

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Caltrol Response
5y
Thank you for your candid review. Caltrol's training and onboarding are constantly being reviewed and improved. I hope that you responded to the feedback surveys you received regarding these practices. As an employee owned organization, it is important that we, the employees, drive the success of all of our practices. While I respect your perspective about Caltrol's managers, I disagree that they do not care about employees. We are all in this together.
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