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

Jan 17, 2015

Great Place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Long Career, Loyalty, very good work-life balance, excellent employee benefits

Cons

Conservative corporate culture, need better training programs, can feel stagnant.

Waters Response

11y

Thank you for your feedback. We are constantly striving to ensure all Waters employees have a solid balance between work and home so it is good to hear that reflected in your review! We very much appreciate your sharing your views and take all comments seriously. Thanks again for sharing and have a wonderful day! - Waters Staffing Team

3.0

Jan 16, 2015

I created meaningful and supportive friendships with some of the people I worked with.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly people, can be a supportive team environment, a good collection of brilliant creative minds for bringing new technology to the market

Cons

Lacks cutting edge conscious management, slow to bring new technology to employees' use, CEO retiring in 2015 and a replacement has yet to be selected

3.0

Jan 7, 2015

fse

Field service engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

travel, and getting to know many people in many areas also training is a plus first class company all the was i would recommend this company 100 percent

Cons

benefits are not very goos they are over priced and have high deductibles some also charge a fee per month to oversee the benefits

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