Safety-Kleen reviews

3.0

44% would recommend to a friend

(221 total reviews)

Robert Craycraft.

44% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Safety-Kleen has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 221 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Safety-Kleen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Personal Consumer Services industry (3.6 stars).

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221 reviews
1.0
Aug 7, 2020

Terrible

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Pros

Nothing Pro Whatsoever. Do not need to say more.

Cons

Everything, pay not worth the work you put into the job less than standard. Will not always compensate, If you travel across state lines expect to go over D.O.T. Hours and will do everything in their power to not pay for a room for drivers. So your pretty much screwed... if you get a good safety citation at checkpoints it’s worth $50 and you won’t always get it paid. Professional Drivers look elsewhere Unless you like being treated poorly and overworked and driving faulty equipment constantly lights hanging out engine lights on constantly on.. Breakdowns.. need I say more? expect write ups after reporting true statements on vehicles for exposing equipment defects that aren’t compliant with D.O.T. Standards.. managers are a joke never on the drivers side due to possible retaliation from company as a whole. Most co workers are rude and disrespectful even when you have more experience behind the wheel than they do. Just a constant headache.. a lot of stress. Expect you to sale products that customers would rather not buy because pricing. But if you don’t sale anything it counts as substandard performance against you.. expect a write up for that too.. go figure... when you start here you have a notion that your doing something great for a company that is painted to look extravagant until you get to your first day on the job and the customer says “ yeah I know all about Safety-Kleen They never on time way too expensive And what happened to our last driver” then you say “what do you mean?” Then customer “he didn’t last either? What’s going on you guys Can’t keep workers at all it seems like?” And your reply is “really?” And then over time you figure out why.... Has very bad reputation and you here it daily from customers they don’t let you live it down even though you only want the best For yourself. Creates very low moral on a daily basis. Also be prepared for everyone to be off including management on the same day but somehow you didn’t get the memo.... all in all crappy place to work pay is on average $12.00 hr if you don’t make sales (which is rare to make sales) expect to only make $39,000 Annual even though you have enough experience to pull in $59,000 At any other employer. Don’t believe recruiters when you call for info they say you’ll make $56,000 To $70,000 But once you meet people who have been with company for 15-20years they say “the most I make is $49,000“ and “that’s on a good year not all the time”. So anyone looking into a career here don’t waste your time it’s a huge mistake. Search elsewhere and keep this as a last resort...

1.0
Aug 2, 2020

Terrible management/

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Pros

management disappears at times on a regular basis to do personal business . Its AWESOME when no ones manning the ship

Cons

They preach SAFETY but don't back it up because that would cost money. Terrible know it all management that is out of touch with reality . Next to ZERO help when help is needed . No defined plan to deal with VACATIONS to the point that drivers say that I can't talk my accured time off because NO one will cover their route . WOW...They are told by management to pull ahead on their work because management knows the work otherwise WONT get done . Mickey Mouse operation with numbers being the ONLY focus . MORALE is NON -EXSISTENT and MANAGEMENT says they care but we all know its B.S. They put people in charge that have minimal environmental experience . Tell 20 year employees how to do there job after being in charge for 2-3 months .. TRAIN on COVID but don't supply the us DRIVERS with masks for 2-3 weeks !!!! By the way buy your own sanitizer and well reimburse you ... REALLY ??????? WERE AN ENVIROMENTAL COMPANY and WE could not even SUPPLY and PROTECT ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AT THE MID POINT OF THE PANDEMIC .... WHAT A MESS....

1.0
Jul 30, 2020
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Pros

Decent pay and benefits but not worth it

Cons

Micro managed and babysat daily, treated like a child. If truck has issues, told ignore and finish your route. Don't finish your 18-20 stops due to being held up in accident. Told if happens again will be written up. Constant daily threats if you don't do this or that you will be fired. Daily pressure to sell crappy recycled oil for more than new oil. If you don't sell again written up. Paperwork ridiculous, dangerous climbing up on truck daily. The worst job ever had. Manager had ego and thought he was perfect. Everyone at job very unhappy and wanting to leave and get better job. All my co-workers will leave as soon as job found. I quit, could not take daily verbal abuse any more. Found better job within a week.

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