Pentair reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,064 total reviews)
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John Stauch

76% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Pentair has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,064 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pentair employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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4.0
May 17, 2019

Lean Team Leader

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Highly systematic and Lean Organisation

Cons

Not much to say about the cons

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Pentair Response
7y
Thank you for taking the time to write this review. We're glad that you enjoy Pentair's lean culture. We value your contributions!
1.0
Mar 11, 2019

An organization in free fall

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People at the plant level are the heart and soul of this company.

Cons

The enterprize “basket weave” matrix structure fails at every level but senior leadership will not acknowledge reality and make changes. Strategy deployment, once structured is now non-existent. Business unit leadership is weak - hamstrung by an cumbersome and ineffectual delegation of authority processes which requires the CEO to sign off on the most trivial of items. TRUE leadership is non-existent. This is characterized by “bosses” (not leaders) who will not listen to their staff and have bred a culture of silent workers who dare not speak up for fear of repercussions and hence the ever downward spiral of discontent. HR has one of the highest rates of stress, burnout and desertion due to constant restructuring and downsizing. “Talent acquisition” is abandoned in favor of “talent retention” to stop the bleeding. There are more hiring freezes than hiring. Business units and platforms and renamed every 2 years and the titles of the same people juggled constantly - no doubt with salary increases while the real workers see nothing. Heads roll faster than new appointments are made but the same old guard survive - what’s wrong with this picture ?!! Where does the buck stop ? Loyalty is not valued in this corporation.

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Pentair Response
7y
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. At Pentair, we strive to provide a positive work environment for all employees and are sorry to hear this was not your experience. We are committed to continuous improvement, and would like to hear more from you. Please contact us at careers@pentair.com at your convenience.
4.0
Dec 18, 2018

Lean Engineer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible, challenging pace, good compensation

Cons

Changing management, directions, too many initiatives

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Pentair Response
7y
Thank you for your review! We're glad you enjoy a good challenge and the fast pace of Pentair. As we emerge as a pure-play water company, we will continue to work on stabilizing direction and setting initiatives.
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