Is Waters a good company to work for?

Waters has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 1,436 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 2% over the last 12 months. 55% of employees would recommend working at Waters to a friend and 41% 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?

55% of Waters employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Waters 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.9 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 129 reviews)); "Good benefits & 401k" ((in 90 reviews)); "good work life balance 8 out of 10" ((in 51 reviews)); "Not stressful and great colleagues" ((in 51 reviews)); "Good pay" ((in 32 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 55 reviews)); "Too many managers" ((in 29 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of qualified managers." ((in 24 reviews)); "Upper Management has abdicated software management to Ph.D.'s who know absolutely nothing about software." ((in 15 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 14 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

3.3

55% would recommend to a friend

(1,264 total reviews)

Udit Batra

48% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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Waters has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,264 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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1K reviews

4.0

Apr 13, 2026

Strong engineering team but somewhat restrictive IT policies

Sr embedded software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The Engineering team is excellent and have people working with great credentials. The management seems responsive.

Cons

Somewhat restrictive IT policies which I feel inhibits development. No electric car chargers, which in this day and age seems almost funny.

3.0

Apr 3, 2026

decent but not perfect

Senior scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee culture is good, but dependent on your group. Enjoyable projects, good opportunities to network. 6% employer match for 401k

Cons

Benefits are not stellar but good enough. Salary increases dont keep up with inflation. After the last few layoffs and reorgs, everyone is stretched very thin. Top heavy company when it comes to years of experience. Internal knowledge is at risk to plummet once long term people start retiring, pushed out etc. No real draw to keep new talent

1.0

Mar 31, 2026

Backstabbing is tolerated

Global supply chain manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I dont have to work there anymore

Cons

Back stabbers get promoted to vp of service

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