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Echo Global Logistics

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Echo Global Logistics reviews

3.7

73% would recommend to a friend

(1,543 total reviews)
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Doug Waggoner

80% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Echo Global Logistics has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,543 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Echo Global Logistics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.4 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Jan 13, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Yearly raises, bi-annual bonuses, relaxed dress code, 2 company sponsored functions, ok health care plan, 401k matching, ok location, free shuttle to/from train stations, the company itself has good intentions but the ball is dropped, burned and eviscerated by management

Cons

Managed Trans dept - High turnover, extremely micromanaged, no overtime, rampant favoritism, good ol' boys and girls club, no regard for work/life balance, frat culture, not a place for a single parent, no career path and extremely difficult to transition to other rolls. Some mangers routinely "create" new "policies" that take away the company incentives that attract people i.e. a flexible schedule, a lot of criticism but very little support. Also very very little cultural diversity in management for a company this size.

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Echo Global Logistics Response
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Thanks for taking the time to write this review! We do our best to ensure that our employees have equal opportunity to move up and grow their career by providing transfer opportunities as well as departmental paths. Echo continues to elevate the management roles through company-wide trainings and driving accountability.
1.0
Nov 1, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are opportunities for travel at times which can be fun. The 401K is appreciated, although the match is pretty minimal. Can be a good first job to transition you into a 'real job' because of its decent location in Old Town, lack of a dress code, and younger average age. I'm sure (I hope) the corporate office is a much more professional environment that truly has their employee's best interests at heart as well as the shareholders and customers, however, that is unfortunately not the case in Scottsdale.

Cons

I want to start by saying, heed this warning if considering employment. Management will try and get you to dismiss it as a 'disgruntled ex-employee' but, again, not the case. I have seen more quality employees leave this office specifically due to the middle/senior management and lack of true leadership than in my time with any other company. Management makes promises that turn out to be blatant lies and barely even attempt to hide it. This includes but is not limited to the following; running sales spiffs that never pay out, promising reps to 'just keep doing what you're doing and we will take care of you', phantom team bonuses at manager's discretion that are kept as dangling carrots and dispersed (or not dispersed) without explanation. They fully expect 10 hour days from all of their reps. Employees will literally sit there staring at each other hoping one of the others will leave first to earn the wrath of the managers well past their actual shift is done, honestly, I am not even sure if that is legal. There are a few lucky sales reps (about 2-3 to be exact) that found their success years ago and the entire rest of the office revolves around making those few reps large amounts of money while no one else sees a dime of it. If you were not one of those first few reps - you will likely not find success financially at this branch. As far as upward mobility, good luck. You are essentially isolated across the country from the corporate office with a small office of support staff. The best you can even hope to become is a low-level supervisor role with no authority to make impactful decisions. Only other option is to move across the country to Chicago to find alternatives at the corporate office, however, they do not offer any moving stipend to help.

1.0
Jul 13, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Met some of the hardest working people i know while working at Echo. I worked on the same team for 3 years, half of my coworkers were friendly.

Cons

Being a Woman of Color at Echo is not for the faint of heart. After I returned from Maternity leave, my manager refused to accommodate pumping breaks into my day and since we were working from home - HR was no help. I fed my child in 1 hand, and typed with the other. You're told you can make 100K by year 2 but that's not reality. This job is all about who likes you. Long hours, you're expected to be on call to handle any issues with your freight. Weekends and late hours (60 - 70+ hours a week) Low pay and low moral. I've witnessed top Sales performers do drugs on the sales floor.

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