Stericycle reviews

3.1

44% would recommend to a friend

(2,221 total reviews)
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Cindy Miller

46% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Stericycle has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,221 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Stericycle employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.5 stars).

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1.0
Feb 24, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Don't work here unless you are an idiot, in that case work here and you will be promoted

Cons

They just want college kids happy making a base salary and a small commission check every few months. If you want to make $50k and not really sell, this is the job for you. The office is super dumpy. Management encourages you to deceive, lie to, and trick customers. Also they encourage fraud.

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Stericycle Response
10y
Thank you for sharing your thoughts as a former Stericycle Team Member. We're sorry to hear that your experience didn't match the typical Team Member experience. At Stericycle, we're a team of highly driven, motivated, and talented individuals. As an employer, we encourage accountability, integrity, and continuous improvement as we strive to do right by our customers and our Team Members.
2.0
Jan 3, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

The hours and work flexibility in the Northbrook sales SQ team is great. Really allows a work-life balance which is almost impossible to find now-a-days at most companies.

Cons

Unfortunately there are many cons working here. Pay used to be good and commission structure was fair. Recently they made changes that make it impossible to get a good commission check and you can't live off the hourly base pay (especially in the area). Benefits for being a healthcare company are terrible. My retail job previous had better benefits. A lot of the management has gotten to where they are because they can present well in meetings, but not because they can manage well or have knowledge of sales. Managers are M.I.A. most of day, so if you have a customer that needs special pricing, you have to tell them sorry you have to wait three hours or more and I will call you back. The commission structure and many of the programs they offer customers, the only way to sell is by giving as little information as possible and trying to get them to sign paperwork in one call. If you give the customer any time to read the paperwork, they immediately say no thank you, because we are always raising prices and are adding fees. Definitely a company built on duping the customer rather than customer service excellence. Also, many reps that do hit goal, the only reason they're hitting is by cheating the system and doing things against rules of engagement. However, the programs they have reps sell and the commission structure, it makes employees do unethical selling in order to hit quota. The biggest growing team in the company is retention, if that tells you anything. Management does not acknowledge complaints or concerns with sales process or payout. Many of the changes made in the company are not a benefit to the customer or the employee. It's all about trying to make as much money as possible in short bursts. They will raise quotas to almost ridiculous status just so they don't have to pay out commission. Stericycle's stocks have dipped so much in the last two years. Stericycle hasn't hit a floor sales goal for all of 2015. Obviously what they are doing isn't working.

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Stericycle Response
10y
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and opinions with us. At Stericycle, we've implemented a company culture that reinforces our Core Values, one of which being Customer First. Please know that we truly prioritize pleasing our customers by providing the best service possible. Our Team Members are the talent behind our impeccable customer service, and we value all of the hard work they do in our company. We want to maintain a work environment that enables our Team Members to be engaged and productive, where they can enjoy their work. After all, Enjoying Our Work is another one of our Core Values. As Richard Branson said, "Some 80% of your life is spent working. You want to have fun at home; why shouldn't you have fun at work?"
3.0
Apr 24, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Generally great place as long as you are liked

Cons

Need to be properly supplied to service customers constantly have to lie to customers and staff

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Stericycle Response
10y
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. As an employer, we truly appreciate Team Member feedback because it lets us know what's working at the company and how we could improve. We work to maintain a work environment where our Team Members can be productive and feel valued for all the hard work they do.
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