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      3.5

      64% would recommend to a friend

      (5,103 total reviews)
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      Christophe Beck

      72% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

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      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      Ecolab has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,103 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ecolab employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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      5K reviews
      1.0
      Mar 8, 2012

      HORRIBLE + DISASTER + DOWNWARD SPRIAL

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Worked with some great, hard working people that don't get enough praise and posiitve reinforcement.

      Cons

      R&D management is an extreme mess. They are power driven, close minded, selfish, half-minded people who don't care about any of their people. A 2 year old could run this division better than they can. Greedy sons of b's who don't deserve the people who work so hard for them. They are horrible managers. The word leader isn't in their vocabulary and never will be. They are passionate about being jerks at anyones expense. Shame on you!

      3.0
      Nov 8, 2010

      Ecolab

      Production manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They generally promote from within and because of their deep pockets, there are many oppurtunities to participate in new initiatives. Many locations if you are inclined to move around and try new things. The new(er) CEO had really purged much of the old guard and is a forward thinker.

      Cons

      Some of the old guard remains and they can be quite troublesome. Ecolab works very hard to retain employees and long term employment (30+ years) is not uncommon. Some of these people should have been purged long ago. I personally was managed by an individual who had been there over 20 years and in fact, Ecolab had been his only employer in life. While it is impressive that people can move up, it is also bothersome because having experience with only one employer tends to put blinders on you as a manager. He also was only able to mirror his previous bosses (old guard).

      1.0
      Feb 13, 2026

      Politics happens everywhere, stay away

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      ESPP, Pension, decent 401K match

      Cons

      Subjective management and heavy office politics. Real performance takes a backseat to internal networking and personal preferences

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