Stericycle Reviews

Pros

Growth Opportunities are available if you want them

Cons

Occasional Layoffs in different departments every couple of years

Pros

The starting pay is good at their Shred-It location in Kent, since their cost of living is connected to Seattle. The idea of working four shifts of ten hours is nice. They support taking paid 15 min breaks, but doesn't seem supported on busy days.

Cons

Too many supervisors can lead to mixed messages. Also a lack of experience or quality supervisors. I remember a morning where a supervisor lectured and was basically yelling at all the drivers during a morning meeting or them just talking crap in general, instead of knowing how to handle situations in a more professional matter. It seems like Shred-It used to have a smaller company feel before being bought out by Stericycle. Now things seem more corporate and a feeling of squeezing everything they can out of their drivers, working harder to make more money for the company. They've also installed cameras that watch the drivers, which can be a good thing for safety as well. Although the idea of working four shifts of ten hours is nice, they often fall behind schedule and work mandatory five days a week of ten hours. Sometimes the shifts are longer, I've worked 12-14 hour days. They put more and more pressure on doing more work, which can lead to tough days. Be careful with leave. I resigned early January, in December I had 30 hours of vacation but with the new year I didn't get paid any of that vacation time or get to use it before leaving. The vacation time reset with the new year.

Pros

Made decent money, good benefits, some coworkers were amazing.

Cons

Dealing with the operations side could be extremely difficult. Managers definitely have favorites and it’s extremely competitive to a fault.

Pros

Good benefits at this company

Cons

Standard processes are not established and enforced