Clean Harbors reviews

3.3

55% would recommend to a friend

(2,037 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 2,037 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
1.0
Apr 29, 2021
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Pros

Great co-workers when starting. Friendship Sandbox environment

Cons

Awful management, no training . Company is too big and doesnt take anytime to tell employees of new SOPs for customers. You are expected to micromanage yourself and good luck finding anyone to answers questions for you. You are simply just another body that can easily be replaced at anytime even if you are told you are doing a great job. Massive layoffs once a year. The company values money only and does not care about the health and wellness of any employee. Management has no concept of how long it takes to get tasks done and often pile projects on with unrealistic expectations. Dont expect to get a raise for at least 5 years. There are no annual reviews, you must ask your manager to have a performance review, after that expect to wait anywhere from 6 months to a year for a $1 increase daily. This process literally has to go through 7 people and there is never a guarantee. No spouses/partners allowed at any company party. No bonuses whatsoever and expect all of management to take weeks off around the holiday while you have to be in the office. Unrealistic expectations and if you are fortunate enough to get a company phone, you better believe to be expected to pick that phone up 24/7 anytime it rings and you will unintentionally signup for being on-call for the company. If you are looking to advance your career and make meaningful connections, I would 100% look somewhere else.

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Clean Harbors Response
5y
Thank you for your time with us at Clean Harbors. I am sorry your experience did not have a positive ending. Good luck to you.
1.0
Jul 19, 2019

Do not work here

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I have been here iver 15 years

Cons

So may cons. Dont know where to start. First of all they are sending a lot of the corp office jobs to India. Why you ask? Money. Though they say that is not the reason. Many of my friends just got notified they are losing their jobs. The corporation sent out an employee satisfaction survey to find out how they can make this a better company. Weeks later they announce to one group they are sending their jobs to India. What a smoke screen. Next they send out an email asking for employees to go on Glass Door to write poitive reviews. They know the negative ones are coming. The CEO has professional videos created stating he cares about his employees. NOT. We have not had raises in 4 years. But they keep buying more companies and adding to our work load. No raises and benefits get worse and worse. But we get a free ice cream every summer. So if you plan on coming to interview. DON'T.

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Clean Harbors Response
6y
We appreciate the time you took to post a review. It is true that we are expanding our global presence by filling roles in India, however there are many opportunities in the States. As of today, there are over 30 open positions in the Norwell area. With regard to your comment about pay raises, over 50% of our employees have had a pay increase within the last year, and over 75% have had one in the last three years. We care deeply about our employees here at Clean Harbors and we are dedicated to rewarding employees for their hard work. Thank you again for your review and your 15 years of service.
1.0
Jun 14, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Litterally none zero!!!!! There isnt any to list here just putting words for the 20 word minimum

Cons

This is the worst job ive ever had ive been here for years and im leaving next week for a new job finally managment are literally retarded low low pay the owner gets mad when you bring up higher pay or better benefits the workers need to organize a union or they will always be treated like dogs. Pay scale is from the 1980s seriously

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