Ecolab Reviews in Saint Paul, MN

I 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

I have 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

I have been working at Ecolab full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – high growth stable industry ethical company good work culture

Cons – conservative outlook can be slow at times

Advice to Senior Management – keep doing what you are doing today

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

I worked at Ecolab full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Overall, company performance is very stable and predictable. If you can find the right group and the right manager, it is a growing company.

Cons – Career growth is highly dependent on your manager's approval. Extremely relationship-based on who gets promoted and assigned projects. Management has very little diversity. Divisions operate in silos with minimal coordination. No work-life balance!

Advice to Senior Management – Don't be so short-sighted with budget cuts. Managers will cut expenses to the bone (and then some) to ALWAYS beat OI and analyst projections, even if it sacrifices strategic plans.

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

I have been working at Ecolab full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Very stable company that offers a lot of internal opportunity to expand and grow your resume & career. There are opportunities all over the US and the world if interested.

Cons – It is a large company that maintains average benefits and has all the expected downfalls of working for a $12B company that employs about 48k people.

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

I worked at Ecolab full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Pay, benefits, and location. Great co-workers, always willing to share knowledge. CEO. Community involvement. Good training opportunities.

Cons – Culture and inclusion - not so much. They want one type of worker - just say "yes." Passive-aggressiveness is alive and well. Didn't feel I could be open and honest. Can't seem to figure out the right level of process - they are either too bureaucratic or processes don't exist at all. Not everyone gets work/life balance.

Advice to Senior Management – Change is good, provided it is made wisely and carefully. Recognize people for their strengths. Work for more diversity.

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

I have been working at Ecolab full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – stock plan, pension plan, pay, people

Cons – insurance plan and budget constraints,

Advice to Senior Management – Try not to look at everything from the 30,000 ft view, sometimes details are important

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

I worked at Ecolab full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great benefits, growing company, promotion opportuity. If you are identified as a really strong performer, you can be tracked for ongoing advancement throughout the orgranization (even internationally).

Cons – A lot of change (only a "con" if you don't like change). Very matrixed organization.

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

I worked at Ecolab full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great people at middle to lower levels, good pay & benefits, CEO Baker is very solid and approachable

Cons – Lack of advancement, all marketing Directors or VP's hired from outside, no IT infrastructure at all, Sales and Finance run strategy, all senior mgmt on top 4 floors in bldg, no performance improvement or coaching, way too many people changing positions for continuity, focus on short term vs. long term results, still buy laptops vs. lease and keep them for 5 years!, no link between performance reviews and pay increases!

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to gallup poll results, develop talent that you have, invest in IT - CRM, SAP, Pricing Mgmt. etc., relocate business leaders to have offices on same floor as the team they direct, standardize roles & responsibilities across businesses for same title

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

I have been working at Ecolab full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Global, Stable, Still has a Pension Plan. If you like a corporate environment and politics to advance your career. Employees under the manager level are generally great to work with, and the real backbone of the company.

Cons – Pay is below market. Work/Life balance is not there. It can be hard to advance your career unless you can "work the system". Recent merger with Nalco has changed the culture for the worse. Cost cutting is not shared equally across the company.

Advice to Senior Management – Work harder to promote and keep good talent.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend