American Water reviews

3.6

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 3.6 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
Sep 8, 2016

only to keep access to the site

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good salary. Benefits for exempt employees are good because there are a lot of exempt union workers.

Cons

Excruciating goals and career development process gets revised year after year with no improvement

2.0
Jul 17, 2016

No room for Advancement

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

pay decent but raises very small, paid vacation and holidays

Cons

Working for over 10 years, very bad morale, promotions to those who are favored not who are best for job

1.0
Jul 3, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

centrally located in south jersey area. easy to reach from 295. cant think of any other pros.

Cons

poor morale among employees. behind the times in technology. very petty and political with limited advancement. upper management refuses to address seemingly psychological issues with certain management staff.

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