Denver Water reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(117 total reviews)
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Jim Lochhead

86% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Denver Water has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 117 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Denver 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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117 reviews
3.0
May 15, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fair pay and average benefits. Management has recently started listening to its employees. One of the few employers that offers a pension, for now.

Cons

Overbearing Affirmative Action strategy stifles any opportunity for non-minorities. Poor pay-for-performance pay system that does not fit the job. Management rarley reverses policy even when it is an abject failure.

4.0
May 15, 2014

Trying to be better

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Honest effort to improve things.

Cons

Executive team doesn't live the values of the organization

1.0
Feb 19, 2014

Worked in I.T. for more than 10 years

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Steady job, decent pay, good technologies.

Cons

No leadership, outdated mentality. The lack of leadership is actually incredible, especially for an I.T. organization. It's basically run as though all of the I.T. employees should be button-pushers that sit at their desk for a minimum of 45 hours during the week. There is no compensation whatsoever for working evenings, weekends, holidays, etc. No comp time, no pay, no kudos, nothing. The pay-for-performance program is a joke because each department's manager has a quota of different reviews to meet, so it's not fair across the board. Even if you meet all of your goals and objectives, even going above and beyond, you're still required to sit at your desk for 45 hours a week, even with extra evening and weekend hours. If you want to work here, it's expected that you'll sit around and chat with other employees for several hours per day instead of being productive. Efficient time usage is not promoted or desired whatsoever, just put in the hours and wait until you die or retire.

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