Clean Harbors reviews

3.3

55% would recommend to a friend

(2,038 total reviews)

Michael L. Battles and Eric W. Gerstenberg

60% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Clean Harbors has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,038 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Clean Harbors employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Oct 15, 2022

Stakeholder value above employees

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Pros

Excellent atmosphere of management and coworkers. Very professional. Great culture. Good for a resume for when you give up on getting paid.

Cons

Cheap as hell. They expose you to hazmat every day and only care about the shareholders. The company has pulled 3-4 billion in revenue the last couple years but fight their workers every step of the way in regards to getting taken care of. If you're not a stakeholder, you're disposable. They pride themselves on promoting "STICS": Safety, Teamwork, Integrity, Customer Service, Shareholder Value". Those are their top priorities. None of them include their employees. Employees can be replaced in a second, but the shareholders... oh, they need to be taken care of instead of the ants exposed to the hazmat every day. They ask employees in their little surveys "Why is Clean Harbors the best place to work?" Unless we're paid enough to afford our own property along with bills and stop living paycheck-to-paycheck, it's simply not. We're just being exposed to hazmat every day and it's a few dollars more than McDonalds. Grow up start caring, please.

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Clean Harbors Response
3y
Thank you for your post.
1.0
Aug 8, 2019

Meh

Recommend
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Pros

Work in the field, nobody looking over your shoulder, field personnel are committed and skilled

Cons

The latest campaign is to say "thank you". Well, this should come naturally and no, it is not a substitute for pay increases. Reviews are not annually and pay increases are avoided.

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Clean Harbors Response
6y
Thank you for your service and dedication to Clean Harbors. We are committed to recognizing and thanking our employees for their hard work, and we are currently in the process of reviewing our pay and benefits.
1.0
Jul 17, 2019

Bad Management

Recommend
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Pros

It is a place to work.

Cons

Management is horrible. Bottom line, they only care about their bonuses and not the people. Very few employees, more work than any small group can handle.

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Clean Harbors Response
6y
We are always seeking more hard working employees. Our core values place emphasis on Employee Safety, Teamwork, Integrity, Customer Service and Stakeholder Value.
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