Clean Harbors reviews

3.2

52% would recommend to a friend

(2,041 total reviews)

Michael L. Battles and Eric W. Gerstenberg

55% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Clean Harbors has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 2,041 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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1.0
Jan 23, 2016

Big corporate machine

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Pros

None! This company buys succesfull businesses and hamstrings them. They do not give raises and intimidate their hard working employess with graphic safety videos while not implementing any of the safety standards articulated in their endless videos.

Cons

Overwhelming idiocy. Management is entirely oblivious as to what goes on in the field/real world. Absolutely no loyalty to their customers. Profit, profit, profit. Rampant anonymous corporate greed.

1.0
Aug 9, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

None, People treat you terrible and only care about themselves.

Cons

The Owner Allan McKim only cares about Buying More Companies and Revenue. Here you are not even a number, you are a Grunt and the Pay is sub standard for all that you do. Training and Safety seem legit at first, Then you realize that it is all a big show of smoke and mirrors. Your Managers or Directors are not qualified for their positions in the first place, It is a total comedy skit to see these guys try to run a Branch or Branches. They are completely out of touch with reality , They do not care about you or your concerns. The whole group of top executives and Managers are Corrupt and Very Dishonest.One covers for the other because it is a good ole boy club. Any issues you bring up such as Safety or a complaint about your Manager will be overlooked by his boss. If you like Being stabbed in the back when a real concern comes up, then this might be the company for you. A Bunch of Totally dishonest People left to run amok and get away with it all. The CEO Allan never monitors or cares for that matter that employees are leaving in record numbers. Beware of this company !

1.0
Jul 23, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

At one time the best job in a company of 13,000 people. Still a ton of great people in place at the branch level Promoted 3 times in 10 years

Cons

The Clean Harbors Managment Team- watch your back. Those you thought you knew, you know not. 618 pages of Policy and Procedure that will be used against you on technicality when it serves management Sr. Management will expect you fabricate market conditions with your customer and make you look foolish when the customer finds out by having you back down off of the original fabrication with another

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