American Water reviews

Where to start.. Abysmal training for new employees. Not a good place to start a career unless you want to be in the utility business until death. Work is done extremely inefficiently with suggestions thrown under the rug. Unrealistic work expectations. Was working all hours of the day and night and had impossible tasks with impossible deadlines. Management always shifting. In the brief time that i have worked at American Water I have had 4 different managers. None of the managers know how to manage employees, nor do they have the necessary knowledge to run the business. Many people are leaving as renewed promises to invigorate employees are failing. No motivation to work hard.

Work-life balance is terrible. The company is solely focused on inflating the stock price and dividend growth. They are reducing head counts and budgets. The remaining employees are left to pick up the slack and work harder. The company discourages overtime unless you're a salaried employee. Then they don't care how late you have to work as long as your work is completed. It is becoming very difficult to meet our financial goals because they are constantly changing. It is hard to hit a moving target. Our bonuses and increases are shrinking, while the executive team reaps enormous rewards in salary, bonuses, and stock options. The culture in Indiana is very bad. The feeling of job security does not exist. The vice-president has exhibited clear nepotism in his hiring practices. He uses intimidation as his management style. The leadership constantly talks about safety but they commit no resources towards it. There are many behavior/ethics/conduct/human resources policies in place but the company routinely disregards their own written policies.