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On average, employees at Ecolab give their company a 3.6 rating out of 5.0 - which is 8% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Ecolab employees are Route Managers submitting an average rating of 5.0 and Route Sales Managers with a rating of 3.9.

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3.6
Average Rating
(based on 85 Ecolab Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.4
Growth Opportunities
3.1
People You Work With
4.2
Person You Work For
3.7
Rewards You Receive
3.3
Support You Get
3.6
Way You Work
3.9
Work Setting
3.4
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Ecolab Employee

"Not the company I signed up for many years ago. Local management is great but mid to upper management has no clue when it comes to setting territories. Territories keep getting cut and sales budgets keep rising. This is an unsustainable business model."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Ecolab Employee

"Great company to work for, especially for young professionals looking to build a career. Roles come with great benefits, an interesting work environment, and opportunities to grow. Especially fond of the Employee Resource Groups, which are used to bring associates together and work towards a common goal."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.6
Ecolab (112)

4.5 Highest Rated in this Industry is Vertex Pharmaceuticals (8)
3.0 Lowest Rated in this Industry is DPT Laboratories (10)
3.8 Average of All Companies in this Industry (5,383)
Ecolab Employee

"I worked for a short time with Nalco in early 2021, and for my part, I found that the training was a decisive step to guarantee good service and maintain a strong performance with clients and for a flourishing career. Nalco water has a particular method of recruiting which I really like because they make you capable and useful even when you doubt yourself, they know how to bring out the best in a person!"

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Ecolab Employee

"Ecolab was a good place for a career. However, they restructured. They took an $80-90K a year career and turned it into a $16-19/HR job. This is essentially a sales job and you were compensated on commissions and if you ran the route appropriately it was pretty easy to make budget and progress through the company to positions requiring more salesmanship etc. This year, 2021, they overhauled the comp structure so that you're an hourly associate. You have to compete with multiple people going into the same locations for limited sales, only new products count as sales and it doesn't matter how big your route is. The immediate supervisors were great and the company was a good company to work for but these changes effectively capped earning potential and you are very limited on what you can do...I signed on originally to to earn $75-80K and with the current structure I'll earn between $40-55K...$40K with promised overtime that is subject to change and $55K with hitting every sales target that has to be quantified in a complicated sales system, and maintain a budget off of pre-pandemic numbers. You don't automatically get credit if your customer buys something, you have to quantify it beforehand and claim it, not only that you're competing with other employees for the same sales. Ecolab has turned into a miserable place to work. My best guess is that they are saving about 30% on labor, between the new system and layoffs. I hope the customers realize this and start negotiating for better prices."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Marketing Manager

"Worked at Ecolab for 3+ years. It is excellent for growing skillsets, juggling multiple projects and working in a growth mindset company."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
MSBI Developer

"good stable company to work for"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Route Sales Manager

"Great assistance but no guidance"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Route Sales Manager

"Lots of work and constant manager supervision"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Ecolab Employee

"Great company to start off from."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Ecolab Employee

"I worked for Ecolab for 4 years. It was a great environment and we did work that truly made a difference. I enjoyed my time there but I felt that they did not do a great job promoting from within."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Ecolab Employee

"I think this wants me to review Ecolab, it was an okay place to work"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Ecolab Employee

"What to expect with this job: -Perpetually understaffed (2nd shift has only been fully staffed a few months in the last 8 years) -Trained and expected to cut corners -High turnover -Expect to be eventually fired (I have seen a dozen people fired in the last year)"

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Ecolab Employee

"Nice work environment. Working with talented professionals enhanced my skills."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Ecolab Employee

"I am a contracted attorney. Ecolab is a great company to work for. Management cares for its employees and allows employees the autonomy to perform their jobs."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Ecolab Employee

"I have worked with ZhiYong He on multiple website projects involving Wordpress, Woocommerce, PHP, Javascript, C#, and more. He is a highly skilled software developer and diligent in his work. He is dedicated to providing the customer a high quality solution on time and within budget."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Ecolab Reviews FAQs

Is Ecolab a good company to work for?

Ecolab has an overall rating of 3.6 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 85 Ecolab Review Ratings left anonymously by Ecolab employees, which is 8% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 84% of employees would recommend working at Ecolab.

Does Ecolab pay their employees well?

Ecolab employees earn $50,000 annually on average, or $24 per hour, which is 24% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 43 Ecolab employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Ecolab Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Ecolab?

84% of employees would recommend working at Ecolab with the overall rating of 3.6 out of 5. Employees also rated Ecolab 3.4 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.3 for Rewards You Receive, 3.1 for Growth Opportunities and 3.6 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Ecolab?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Ecolab is a Plant Manager at $180,000 annually. Browse Ecolab Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Ecolab?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Ecolab is a QA Supervisor at $15,000 annually. Browse Ecolab Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Ecolab?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Ecolab to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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