Stericycle is a Sinking Ship - Sales Stericycle Employee Review

1.0
Oct 14, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You can make decent money if you hit your goals, but not as much as you used to make a few years ago.

Cons

This used to be a good company, but upper management is running this company into the ground. The sales culture has all but disappeared in the last 2 years. The sales team and sales leaders have been denied rightfully earned commissions, raises, and opportunities because of the bad leadership they have in place. In fact, a leader in a very high position was finally let go after countless complaints about him and after several great leaders moved on to other companies because they could not work with him, and his successor is not any better. Upper Management has invested millions of dollars, and have hired entire teams to create programs that do not work. For example, they implemented automated commissions and it has caused more headaches than solutions. Also, they have hired an entire team who's only job is to provide company sales rankings, but they cannot even get this simple task right. It's embarrassing that we have so many problems like this. This used to be a great company with a fun culture and very high earning potential. Unfortunately, too many bad decisions have negatively impacted all sales roles (Sales Executive, Inside Sales Executive, Account Manager, and Sales Management), and I cannot see it getting better anytime soon. I cannot look myself in the mirror and tell someone that is looking for a sales job that Stericycle is a good place to work. If you want to make good money and feel like a valuable part of the team, look anywhere else.

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Stericycle Response
5y
Thank you for taking time to provide feedback. We are sorry you have not had a great experience at Stericycle. We would like to hear more about your experience and how we can improve. If you have any additional feedback, please feel free to e mail us at talentacquisition-us@stericycle.com.

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Stericycle Response
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We really appreciate you taking a moment to reflect and share your journey with us. I’m sorry things haven’t gone as smoothly as they should, but your feedback is valuable and helps us make the improvements needed to create a better, more supportive place for everyone.
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