Is Waters a good company to work for?

Waters has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 1,438 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 54% of employees would recommend working at Waters to a friend and 38% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Waters have been left by employees working as Field Service Specialist , Field Service Engineer and Director .

Does Waters pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Waters employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Waters. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Waters?

54% of Waters employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Waters 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Waters?

Field Service Engineer (49) , Engineer (25) , Manager (25) , Account Manager (22) , Software Engineer (19) , Principal Software Engineer (15) , Senior Scientist (15) , Director (14) , Field Service Specialist (14) , Product Manager (14) , Marketing (11) , Scientist (11) , Software Developer (11) , Intern (10) , Project Manager (9)

What are the pros of working at Waters according to real employee reviews?

"The people I worked with were great and very capable but that is where it ends." ((in 126 reviews)); "Good benefits & 401k" ((in 90 reviews)); "good work life balance 8 out of 10" ((in 56 reviews)); "Great culture and cohesion among all employees" ((in 54 reviews)); "Not stressful and great colleagues" ((in 51 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Waters according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and you don't get hired from the agency." ((in 57 reviews)); "Too many managers" ((in 32 reviews)); "Salaries are low." ((in 31 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of qualified managers." ((in 24 reviews)); "These individuals do not align with the organization's vision, undermine senior management and staff, feign productivity while micromanaging, and exhaust dedicated employees." ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about Waters layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Waters layoffs and their outlook for job security at Waters in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Waters locations?

Milford , Boston , Taunton , Golden , New Castle , San Diego , Philadelphia , Chicago , San Francisco , New York , Raleigh , Houston , Los Angeles , Jersey City , Milford , Dallas , Indianapolis , Santa Barbara , Denver , Seattle , Pittsburgh , Franklin , Waltham , Worcester , Newark , Phillipsburg , Budd Lake , Burlington , Lindon , Provo

Waters reviews

3.2

54% would recommend to a friend

(1,266 total reviews)

Udit Batra

46% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Culture & values

2.8

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Waters has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,266 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Waters employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Mar 15, 2015

New starter

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting prospects New modern working facilities

Cons

Too soon to judge at moment

2.0

Mar 11, 2015

Not as ethical as they would like you to think! A lot of wastage.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

What Pro's there were are slowly diminishing away.....

Cons

Work the engineers too hard! Lack of honesty and empathy from senior management towards demands of the job.

5.0

Mar 2, 2015

Very Smart and Friendly Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Waters makes strategic and carefully calculated moves in order to retain its workforce = no layoffs = job security. Each individual or contributor at least what I've seen is treated with respect and is encouraged to develop and grow within the company. Many people retire from Waters, people who have been here a long time and that's a great sign!! Also, plenty of corporate discounts (some free)offered by Waters on movie tickets, several amusement parks, museums, the aquarium!!! In addition, I have seen others receive and been a recipient myself of "outstanding achievement awards" which just adds to the incentive to work hard and smart and you will be recognized.

Cons

Because of fiscal conservativeness the yearly increase isn't always optimal especially when the cost of living and medical benefit costs go up, but Waters does its best to offer great benefits at the same time.

Waters Response

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Thank you for your feedback. Happy to hear you are making good use of our corporate discounts as we strive to get the best offerings possible! We very much appreciate your sharing your views as this helps us to better understand how we can best meet the needs and wants of our employees. Have a wonderful day! - Waters Staffing Team

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