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Class A Tanker Driver (Former Employee) - Linden, NJ - May 20, 2019
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Clean Harbors selected this as a representative reviewI worked there for about 6 Months I had looked up to this job for many years before I got hired took me a while just to get the experience needed. For a truck driver benefits and pay where excellent, had a good balance in work and free time. I highly recommend this job especially for truck drivers.$$$
Pros
Per diem
Cons
Chemicals
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Poor Management, Great Co-workers
Environmental Technician (Current Employee) - West Virginia - August 7, 2022
Great work environment. Friendly people. Management is often distant from its employees and doesn’t know what they need to complete jobs. Pay is mediocre at best.
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Fun work bad Managment
Equipment Operator (Former Employee) - Buttonwillow, CA - July 21, 2022
Management is horrible only look out for themselves. No growth whatsoever lowest paid equipment operator positions . Only good thing is that you can learn there and then find a better job.
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Great place to work
Truck Driver Class A (Current Employee) - Carson, CA - July 19, 2022
Absolutely love working at clean harbors super fun and fast paced environment with great pay and benefits absolutely great 401k company matching up to 6000
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Easy place to work
Truck Driver Class A (Current Employee) - Carson, CA - July 16, 2022
As a driver your able to be home daily and make good money very slow paced environment . Decent starting pay as a brand new driver minimum in todays time 28 dollars
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Look elsewhere if you want something long term
Hydrovac Operator (Former Employee) - Oilton, OK - July 13, 2022
I never really felt as if the company cared about our branch. They didn’t give us the equipment necessary to be successful in the field. We were the most profitable branch in the hydrovac division, but the company seemed to handcuff us at every turn. Very toxic environment to be a part of.
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Last resort only!
Corporate Account Support (Current Employee) - Norwell, MA - July 10, 2022
No raises; no advancement unless you leave your department and that’s a minimal raise. Not a company that cares about work/life balance. No remote working.
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Not a very good environment to work in
Supervisor Administrative Assistant (Former Employee) - Bridgeport, NJ - July 9, 2022
No advancement, very bad pay. No compensation. The culture has to be the worst place I’ve ever worked in. They are not diverse and it is obvious. The pay doesn’t match the amount of work expected
Pros
None
Cons
Pay, benefits, culture, dangerous work
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This place is a nightmare
Retail Driver (Former Employee) - Laurel, MD - July 2, 2022
What’s good is I am on the road driving to different states, what’s bad is everything else the manager are in Boston so how can they assist me now they’re also micro managing us calling every 30 minutes this company is terrible to work for that’s why I left.
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I've felt nothing but open arms into the CH family since starting. Our team is more like a family and management has been nothing but top notch. Wonderful career move!
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Good place to learn
Supervisor (Current Employee) - USA - June 11, 2022
Good place to learn and put in practice experience. Complicated job culture, not open to changes, all is done like 30 years ago mainly. Top management complicated
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Upper management is greedy
Project Manager (Former Employee) - Buffalo, NY - June 9, 2022
I spent 4 years with the company without a cost of living increase. They take advantage of their employees. I would not recommend working for this company.
Pros
None
Cons
Everything
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Poor Management no annual merit increase
Manager (Former Employee) - Norwell, MA - June 2, 2022
Poor management, benefits are costly, no annual increases. There is very little good about working for this company. No work life balance and management is very disorganized. Things are not stable.
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ok to start out with but
Feild Technician 3 (Former Employee) - Reidsville, NC - May 31, 2022
no raises this is dangerous work, and this field of work should pay a whole lot more to its employees for the work they do dangerous substances spill clean ups its bad work for low pay for what you do
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Work but don't stop applying at other places
InSite Driver (Current Employee) - Topeka, KS - May 30, 2022
If you need quick money they are the place to go. They don't like paying a lot or giving you your due raises. Horrible buddy system that if you aren't with the kliq, you'll be left out in the dirt. two faced workers and management
Pros
weekly pay
Cons
respect
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Good People, Bad Management
Management Information Systems (Former Employee) - Norwell, MA - May 28, 2022
Pay and benefits are not competitive. There are a lot of nice people working at Clean Harbors, but the management of the organization is not keeping up with the times.
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Started out as a good job
Fleet Mechanic (Former Employee) - California - May 25, 2022
Started out thinking this would be a good fit and with the CBPP program better compensation would be in my control, fast forward 5 years, training complete but no raise. In five years I’ve been through 4 fleet managers and I’ve seen 13 mechanics come and go
Pros
Not to much OT
Cons
Management picks and chooses what policies to follow
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If you want to work 24/7/365 and be available while on Vacation, this job is for you.
Manager (Current Employee) - Texas - May 24, 2022
The company runs lean, meaning, there isn't anybody else to pick up the slack to take care of the business. Be prepared to be underpaid, work for years without an increase and to wear many hats.
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Good for experience that is about it
Operator (Former Employee) - California - May 23, 2022
Clean harbors as far as a operator goes is good to gain Knowledge and obtain skills like Loading and unloading Tank Trucks to set your self up to transfer to a bigger company or refinery with better pay and benefits
Pros
Great for experience
Cons
Bad medical and 401k is not that good
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