Avoid at all costs - Finance Manager Ecolab Employee Review

1.0
Oct 1, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You make money for your work (but it doesn't match competition despite the company charging top-dollar to customers) Benefits programs (but benefits like PTO and healthcare coverage get trimmed more and more each year) Company match 401k

Cons

As so many others have written here, C-suite management and managers of individual contributors have no clue what they are doing. Prioritization is given to $'s being posted each month/quarter, meanwhile processes are thrown to the wayside. Benefits have gotten cut and trimmed each year. PTO does not carry over. Salary is non-negotiable for all individual contributors. Nepotism and office politics are huge factors here. Droves of good employees have left the company in the past 3 years, meanwhile some of the worst employees have gotten promoted into director positions (and higher). Hybrid-work-model is non-negotiable regardless of how well you/your team function remotely. The company loves shouting how inclusive they are of diverse workers, but the talent they push forward with this thought process is always under qualified.

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Ecolab Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience. An inclusive culture is really important to us, and we work hard to provide a variety of programs and trainings to support associate advancement. We take your feedback seriously as we are always looking for ways to improve the employee experience.

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