American Water Really Earns its Bad Industry Reputation - Anonymous employee American Water Employee Review

1.0
Mar 13, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The majority of hard-working local staff with great intentions to take care of families and customers

Cons

The majority of terrible managers and corporate "support." No work-life balance. Long-hours, plenty of blame placed on good people. Cannot hire any talent anymore because of their well-known abusive treatment toward employees and contractors. California especially bad!

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5.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

Everything is really good. I value how much they care about safety. They practice what they preach.

Cons

You have to wait a year in your current position before applying to move up.

3.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits. Affordable health insurance

Cons

Stagnant growth. They only focus on leadership development or licensed trades. Growth is based on friendships. Skills and experience don’t mean much.

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