Interesting technical problems but too much bureaucracy - Mechanical Engineer Ecolab Employee Review

3.0
2 Jun 2012
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Pros

*Some interesting technical problems to solve *Schuman campus is beautiful with a pond, wooded area, and wild turkeys! *Opportunity for lateral and upwards moves *Not just a chemical company

Cons

*Typical large company bureaucracy *Decision by committee seemed to be the standard *IT is too overbearing with their policies hurting productivity *Reactionary culture - Management jumps at what competition has, not what the customer actually needs. *Terrible vacation policy (10 days/year for first 5 years) *Bad ideas make it way too far through the development cycle before they are canned.

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