Big Problems at Ecolab. Service territory too big to cover efficiently, training stinks. - Sales and Service Route Manager Ecolab Employee Review

1.0
Sep 18, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The only positives from this job was a company van you could keep at home, and the pay was decent.

Cons

PureForce Training in the field was poor. Upper management knew of this problem and ignored it. Territory was way too large to service existing accounts adequately, therefore many customers went without service visits for over a month, sometimes more. Company was bleeding accounts because of repeated dissatisfied customers. Family time very limited due to the fact you are on call 24 hours a day. Don't make any plans on the weekend either, you can get a call at 8pm on a Saturday night 4 hours away, and off you go.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jul 10, 2026
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Pros

The pros are four day work week 10 hour days, with many Fridays volunteer overtime They try to make a friendly environment

Cons

The pay is not as good as the other places around the area – odd for a fortune 200 company Daily quotas on work – some of them are unrealistic Many department supervisors – a.k.a. “coaches “ are pretty good – one or two are not. Typically these are the ones that have been there for 25 years plus. 20 minute break in the morning, 20 minute break for lunch 10 minute break in the afternoon You are truly on your feet for majority of the 10 hour day The corporation tries to make a friendly environment, but very few employees involve themselves in it. Much backstabbing among line workforce, not a healthy environment. Line workforce runs to supervisors constantly about other people when they should be concerned about their own work. Management has their favorites and you could see that by who who they talk to, and who Brown noses them

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