Okay, but becoming more corporate - Systems Qualification Scientist Waters Employee Review

3.0
Oct 12, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits, salary, ability to learn, and people for the most part. My role has a very good work/life balance. Opportunities to get degrees.

Cons

Used to value their employees; becoming more corporate and bureaucratic than about the science. Mostly only wants to please stakeholders rather than give quality products to customers. Won't backfill roles and then redistributes that roles' responsibilities but does not compensate those employees. Only way to advance my career in the company is to leave the science and become more of a manager (I don't want that); too many managers here as is.

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Waters Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate your contributions over the years and are glad to hear that your role has resulted in opportunities for further education as well as a healthy work/life balance. At Waters, our employees remain our top priority and we’re committed to their success as we build teams we love working with. We encourage you to take these concerns to your manager or HR business partner who would be happy to work with you toward more positive outcomes.

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