American Water reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(617 total reviews)

John Griffith

65% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

American Water has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 617 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The American Water employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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617 reviews
4.0
Jul 16, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

American water provides excelent benifits and compenstation is nearly on par with the levels in other industries and employers while providing a work enviroment that is not hostile by showing respect to it's employees.

Cons

At American Water some positions, specifically in technology positions, are only available in certain regions of the country; if you live in New Jersey you will be OK.

4.0
Apr 19, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great benefits. The company offers good benefits package and reasonable pay increases. American Water also has a good tuition reembursement program, and it is fairly easy to get approved by Management.

Cons

not much room for advancement. American Water does not offer many advancement opportunities for its employees. The employee appraisal review process is ridiculous. You rarely feel valued and appreciated by management.

2.0
Aug 21, 2009

"Beware"

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits Great people who take pride in their jobs

Cons

Lack of management communication, Major scheduling problems, company not hiring new employees to keep up with the revolving door which is causing work load problems. Billing and collection department errors and not able to keep up with customer satisfaction on issues. Forcing these employees to work call handlers job and taking calls without the knowledge or the skill set to be able to handle the calls. Can't keep a director in place to make any difference and the lack of knowing what needs to be corrected to bring the center to rise above the issues. Lack of consideration and caring that employees have families and lives and they need time to sleep and be with their families in order to be good at what they do. Lack of pride and employee worth has diminished.

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