Ecolab Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Management is very disconnected with field employees. Training is minimal. Compensation is very low. I drive almost 5,000 miles a month, but that time spent is not factored into my pay. Hostile work environment - exceed expectations, or else. Far too large of a corporation, you get lost in the shuffle and become a number. Micro-managing middle managers. Overall, poorly run company. It baffles me how they are so profitable."

"Compensation did not always reflect the amount of work performed. Also, commission rate was also horrible. Other companies sell very similar products from Ecolab's for half the price and their employees make a better commission percentage."

"It was a great experience in a very competitive company."

What do you like about working at Ecolab?

"It is a marketing oriented company so the more they sell the more we made."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is a great company no matter their manufacturing shortcomings of understanding nuances related to various product lines."

What don't you like about working at Ecolab?

"Very political environment where at times it was best just to do what was asked rather than express your opinion."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen more to what the plants have to say with empathy."

What do you like about working at Ecolab?

"They have an impressive product line and always strive to and continue to improve. Acquiring other companies has provided growth in certain markets. Ecolab stock has done well and the 401K has performed over time."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be honest. Tell your Ecolab story and experience good or bad."

What don't you like about working at Ecolab?

"Being on call and going to a Denny's at 2 in the morning to take a penny out of the pump motor due to operator error."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Provide a path to employee growth within their geographic regions and further strengthen strategic partnerships."

"Ecolab is a great company - closed the Hebron Site."

What do you like about working at Ecolab?

"Ecolab was a great chemical manufacturer. Learned a lot about bulk shipments and distribution."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Great opportunity if you are dedicated and care about your job... this is where you want to be."

What don't you like about working at Ecolab?

"I would go back to Ecolab if they had a site located in central NY."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good work - I'm sure Ecolab will continue to grow with the excellent team in place."

What do you like about working at Ecolab?

"Quick thinking manufacturing, solid large team creating driven goals worldwide."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Experience, mobility, old systems, college, open, don't be surprised, questions."

What don't you like about working at Ecolab?

"Old, stuffy, dirty, behind the times, old school, lacking slow."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Help out more, training, share knowledge, guide, mentor, show, teach."

What do you like about working at Ecolab?

"Excellent culture and very solid foundation from top to bottom. Ecolab is a very solid company."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The best candidates for the company include honesty and integrity which will help you become very successful in managing your customers."

What don't you like about working at Ecolab?

"The Hospitality Industry can be a very hostile and disloyal environment. Customers can be very unprofessional and disloyal to the services we offer."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"A continual inclusion of associate suggestions for improvement of best practices."

What do you like about working at Ecolab?

"Within the engineering division, teamwork was a must and my coworkers were knowledgeable and friendly."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ecolab values one's ability to be concise, honest and to the point. Incorporating these attributes will yield the desired information."

What don't you like about working at Ecolab?

"With a company as large as Ecolab, smaller divisions are in constant fear of being downsized or eliminated."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make a bigger effort to ensure your employees have the necessary tools to do their best work."

"Great company to work for."

What do you like about working at Ecolab?

"Great benefits, great co workers, great tech support, the company stock consistently does well."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"This is a sales based company. If you don't want to sell, don't apply."

What don't you like about working at Ecolab?

"Leadership team not very supportive and very political old boy's club."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to front line managers, They see what's happening firsthand."

"It is a great place to work, safe, clean and respectful."

What do you like about working at Ecolab?

"Great people, support of upper management, safe, clean, ISO, enjoy my work."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself, do your homework and have confidence in yourself."

What don't you like about working at Ecolab?

"There is nothing that I don't like working at the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Reward your associates more often.Encourage them to do their best and be safe."

What do you like about working at Ecolab?

"The benefits were great. I really enjoyed seeing the country and meeting new people."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself, there are some great people that work for that company but always remember it's a company and you always have to do more."

What don't you like about working at Ecolab?

"The traveling - it was a gift and a curse. I could never establish a life at home always being on the road."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To be more open to their employees. The stress at a job which was 100% of the job should be better compensated. I enjoyed every second of it."

"Good company to work for."

What do you like about working at Ecolab?

"The coworkers, my supervisor was a pleasure to work with."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It's a great opportunity to be a part of a winning team."

What don't you like about working at Ecolab?

"Nothing. The company was a pleasure to work for."

What do you like about working at Ecolab?

"Excellent benefits being part of Ecolab corporate. 401k, pension and stock sharing is generous."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"You will interview with 10 people before you get a job offer. One would think that this kind of extreme interviewing occurs only if you're applying for a C-level position. This interview process is for an administrative assistant position. Entry sales positions also require you go through at least 5 interviews. What does that tell you about ineffective processes?"

What don't you like about working at Ecolab?

"Depends on the division you work for. Anchor divisions in St. Paul or North Carolina are very grounded with procedures and career paths. Other divisions are very fragmented and left up to their own team to manage. poor leadership at the divisional level - lack of experience setting strategy, measurable objectives and lack of experience driving accountability at all levels within the division. Poor work is ranted about but no results come of it. No succession planning, no job descriptions, no development."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Evaluate the culture and initiate change management. Find out why so many people are unhappy and fix processes that have been causing extreme workloads and inefficiency for all. Identify people with solid work experience and leadership experience to lead teams."