Pros
Do you enjoy collecting/packaging bio-medical waste, with little supervision, but dozens of people willing to tell you how to do your job? Then, has Stericycle got a job for you! As a Sharps Service Specialist, you can run the risk of acquiring a debilitating, life-altering illness (AIDS, Hepatitis, MRSA, C-Diff, the list goes on & on!) through needle-sticks, touching, or just plain breathing! Sound like the job for you? Don't forget beginning some days at 2 or 3AM, low-pay(considering what your doing), hours of walking, and the possibilty of pushing a 500-lb cart to a dock area! There is very little oversight, so most on-site employees will abuse this privilege to "stick it to the company". Ways in which this is accomplished? Well, since you are tracked by "Field Force Manager", most will pull up to a job site, and sit for an hour (or 2). While they could be inside, tending to their job, instead, they collect hours of unworked pay. Some just "do a drive-by", and drive by the site, since it will appear they've been at their site on Field Force Manager. Another tactic is to get to the job site at 2 or 3a, then sleep for a couple hours, while on the clock, before actually starting at 4 or 5a. Also, it's common for Sharps Service Professionals to get paid for 8 hours, while only actually working 3 or 4 hours. Some locations are actually appreciative of the role your providing, by not making them collect/package the bio-medical ("SHARPS") containers.
Cons
During the interview process, of course, you're told the company hires from within. This isn't the case. They're not actually looking for potential, or perceived competency in a role, but who will be dumb enough to take the offered low pay. The hours of supervisors can range from 3a-8p, receiving calls throughout that time-frame, while also responsible for covering sick/vacationing employees, participating in conference calls, doing payroll, performance reviews, hiring/firing, etc. The politics involved in receiving a promotion are professionally prohibitive. Generally, managers have their favorites (and their whipping boys). If you happen to be an unfortunate of one of the whipping boys, your chances at advancement are either zero, or none. They offer great benefits, but only if you're a salaried, professional employee. Hourly employees are unable to save anything, let alone participate in 401k, and other offered investment opportunities.
