Waters Corporation Employee Reviews
Out of 125 Waters Corporation employee reviews, 46% were positive. The remaining 54% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Waters Corporation improve their work culture. The Engineering team, with 40% positive reviews, reports the best experience at Waters Corporation compared to all other departments at the company.
Briefly describe your overall experience at your company
What do you like best about the leadership team?
I love my boss - but my bosses boss treats us like children ... so degrading
seem to be making the changes needed to bring the company back to the industry leader it once was.
Transparent and clear. Strong commitment to goals and passionate about the future of the business.
Hard question - I am not sure. 2021 was a great year for Waters so financially, the leadership team is doing well. I received benefit from Waters doing well this year so I liked that.
respect and listening, open minded
Review from Engineering Dept
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Less meetings. More accoutability. More management by being present.
Understand the business and procedure
They need to work better as a team. In addition, too many of them think they are smarter than most people at Waters. They consistently criticize the work of employees and leaders that have been there longer than them.
Empathy, being human, listening, modernizing the organization and their mindset
Listening to people outside of their ivory tower.
What is the best part about your compensation package?
I like my Health Insurance
The Overall benefits are good
amazing healthcare at affordable rates
it is clearly described, advantagious
Review from Engineering Dept
I am not sure so far
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
No long term incentive and short term incentive
They value the fresh PhD graduates. Mind you, just because you are a PhD grad does not equate you are good in lab instrument maintenance. You are only good with that field you study but not overall.
Having a viice at the table.
Company offers 1-3% annual pay increases if you're lucky (unless they are taking money from you during COVID). They'll brag about record profits and growth, but don't share it with the people who got them there. Start sharing the $$ in a fair equitable way.
Because Waters medical insurance is not best, I have never enrolled. When started at Waters, those employees who did not take the insurance, received a small stipend. Waters stopped stipend quite a while ago. Employees who don't take Waters medical insurance should receive a stipend.
What are some of the best things about your team?
Shared responsibilities and always willing to assist each other.
We are all very hard working
The Waters team comes in every day wanting to do the best work possible
helpful, available, kind, honest, clear
Review from Engineering Dept
Collaboration, dedication and commitment to exceed expectations.
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
I do not have issues with my coworkers. It is the manipulative executive team that makes us all feel bad
Better intermediate managers who face their direct reportsrsther than their peers in meetings.
Managers divide employees by picking favorites, and let them do as they please while others walk on eggshells
Moral is so bad across the organization. It's hard to put that on the employees to change.
I would have said both yes and no about working with my coworkers. I think outside events are nice. In office setting, civility is lacking. I think our environment is toxic and I have considered leaving because it is not healthy.
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
The vetersn employres. Many are no longer rmployrd at waters. Many have gone to competitirs ir taken buyouts.
There are some intelligent, hard working people left. You can learn from them if given the opportunity.
respect and honesty, listening and clear explanations
Review from Engineering Dept
Willingness to help each other. True team work commitment
The culture is toxic but there are still elements of comradery left.
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What needs to change to make the company culture better?
Leadership needs to set the tone. Example- CEO keeps talking about people getting back to the office 5 days a week, and he works from home quite a bit. In addition, we all see his driver drop him off. Does he really need a company-paid driver?
Everything. Start with overhauling the executive leadership team.
Complete leadership overhaul is needed.
Manager needs to encourage team collaborative rather than put employees against each other to compete
Really no accountability. Also, no HR presence at plant
Review from Engineering Dept
What did you like most about the interview process?
There were no particular highlights from the process.
open and honest discussion> I am a woman and I was quitting my previous job for gender discrimination. Already during the interview, I had the feeling that my gender does not matter, I am a worker and a person, and this is the only important thing
Review from Engineering Dept
Very thorough. Met with the appropriate team members. Received honest answers to my questions. Straight forward expectations were set from the beginning.
I knew what to expect. Jobs in my folder are and all day interview process with a presentation in the morning and individual interviews throughout the day
Just a phone interview and a daylong panel interview.
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
Be honest about the organizational challenges. People are being sold a career lemon.
Be honest about the culture and challenges.
Faster feedback, less multiples dah
Use people with knowledge of the work to interview new employees.
Review from Engineering Dept
Explain the company processes and work environment
What makes you most happy at work?
Doing a good job in my tasks and seeing the direct impact of what I do on the business
The days that I am permitted to work from home. It is less toxic and soul crushing while I am remote.
the high level of education and training, the relationship with customers and the trust and respect of my managers
Review from Engineering Dept
Flexibility work to from home. Trust, professionalism and work/life balance.
Freedom to explore other research along with my regular scheduled work. We are encouraged to innovate and patent ideas and that's what makes my job fun
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
They are hiring too many managers and the upper management is hired to fill check boxes and quotas. Leadership is based more on race, gender, and sexuality than competence.
Can't keep employees or attract talent - that wont change until the culture does.
The company needs to focus on fairness among the employees. Certain systems are in place where only a few can prosper and people then manipulate these systems. Management should look at the toxic scenarios they are creating by focusing on staff The "numbers" are generated by the hard work of staff
Review from Engineering Dept
Management caring for more that their own promotion.
Again, no accountability, no HR help, disconnect bt great company headlines and pay
Review from Engineering Dept
What do you like best about your company?
Terrible, old and backwards, awful HR
Review from Engineering Dept
What would you most like to see improved at your company?
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