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
1.0
Jul 16, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

The pay - when I had the hours worked

Cons

Claim to have lots of work, but only gives 16-30 hours maybe, each week. Expects me to be on-call 24/7 Supervisors are never on the same page-one hand is clueless to what the other is doing The working environment is full of frustrated workers with complaints supervisors could care less about The company needs the EEOC to get involved with their practices- no good

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Clean Harbors Response
6y
We appreciate the time you took to share this information. It is our intention to appreciate and treat all employees with dignity and respect. We have an Employee Care Team, Management Training, Leadership Development and Employee Engagement Programs that are geared to creating a positive work experience.
1.0
Jul 15, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

My fellow co-workers and manager in my office are great to work with

Cons

Lack of clear concise communication from corporate and upper management. No training for new hires - always short staffed, so learn on the job. Computer system issues - slow and crashes, we all love the spinning circle. After new system roll out - upper management did not listen or some cases want any employee feedback to correct issues and improve efficiency. Company does not link pay raises to your performance review - you have to beg for raise and wait years to get one. Benefits plan is poor - for example the health care deductible is almost $7,000 and then you are only covered 80% and have to still pay 20% of the bill out of pocket. No money for raises or benefits, but Clean Harbors can buy and acquire new companies every year and add to our work load. High employee turnover rate and few qualified candidates to replace them.

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Clean Harbors Response
6y
Thank you for posting a review. We appreciate your feedback, and we hope you shared this on the Employee Engagement Survey. We are currently creating action plans to address our employees' main suggestions and concerns voiced through the survey. We absolutely agree that our employees are our most valuable asset, so we are taking steps to show our appreciation for their hard work.
1.0
Jun 13, 2019

Toxic Work Environment

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There aren't many pros. Co-workers were great and there was paid time off.

Cons

No raises since 2014. 401K employer contribution was minimal. Medical Insurance was expensive. Promotions only occurred if you kissed up to management. There were many unqualified people promoted creating a toxic work environment because they have no idea what they were doing. I was overlooked for promotions in which I was qualified because I didn't kiss up to them.

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Clean Harbors Response
7y
Thank you for providing feedback. We believe that there will always ways for us to improve as a company, so we welcome suggestions from both our current and former employees.
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