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Watts Water Technologies

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Great on paper, but toxic workplace - Anonymous employee Watts Water Technologies Employee Review

2.0
Oct 29, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Exposure to management, different functions and platforms - Hybrid work model - M&A opportunities - Company growth / performance

Cons

- Turnover issues: whether it’s organizational restructurings, firing full teams and rehiring in the same year, or large department leaves from employee burnout, turnover is one of the biggest downfalls of Watts - Doesn’t promote internal talent until they put in their notice - Lean teams - from my experience some functions (HR, IT, Finance, Accounting) seem to be doing the work of two to three employees - Early morning and late nights. Always busy season - Lack of onboarding for new hires, sink or swim mentality - Managers tend to have no backbone for advocating for their employees to GLT. Never any change - Entry level employees doing manager level work - Awkward company culture, pays for their awards - Rapid leadership changes in one year (relates to turnover). Unrealistic to integrate so many new changes so fast (CFO, CIO, VP Marketing, etc)

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5.0
Apr 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good place to work at, industry leader

Cons

None, employee friendly, benefits could be better

1.0
Jul 14, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The only pros that I can say about Watts Water is that they are growing and continuously acquire new brands. I would say the PTO also isn’t as bad either comparable to other companies.

Cons

There’s no type of support or process documentation in place which is baffling since this company has been around for over a century. You have to jump through hoops and red tape in order to simplify or automate tasks. Also, management always wants control over things which can get frustrating. They don’t allow you to give ideas at all. They’ll state that they “hear you” but they don’t at all. Their systems are not the best whatsoever. Health insurance premiums are awful. They only offer HSA or PPO and the PPO is ridiculously expensive. I also feel like there’s zero culture. I was there for 12+ months and I barely knew management or coworkers on a personal level. Some departments are super siloed so it’s difficult to have conversations with people and get to know one another.

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