Truth to Power - Anonymous employee Denver Water Employee Review

2.0
Mar 25, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Denver Water has a storied history and commitment to providing safe drinking water to metro Denver. If you want experience, there are still great employees here you can learn from, who still have high integrity. Hopefully you will find them and make the best of things until you find a great place to work.

Cons

Denver Water has mutated into a faux corporation, with a “CEO” whose imprimatur is on a faulty pay-for-performance scheme that constrains employees to remain at or below the midpoint of their salary range. Technical expertise is devalued; unless you are a manager or at least a favored supervisor you are easily replaced and disrespected. The DW “values” are window dressing on a toxic environment that pits employees against each other, and cultivates ageism and sexism. Upper management is self-serving, and treats themselves like kings; transparency is nonexistent.

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5.0
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Pros

Incredible work environment and organizational culture.

Cons

As a temporal intern, it was difficult to get to the office if you do not have a car.

5.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

Really great mission. Not as cutthroat as other companies I’ve worked for. Cares about employees and structure of organization makes it a government org that doesn’t suck money for endless projects.

Cons

Pay for entry level employees feels low.

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