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      Xylem

      Engaged Employer

      Xylem reviews

      3.7

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (1,310 total reviews)

      Matthew Pine

      73% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      Xylem has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,310 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Xylem 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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      1K reviews
      3.0
      Aug 24, 2022

      Your happiness and advancement is very manager dependent

      Pilot engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -good work life balance -good co-workers -interesting work/ innovative in the industry

      Cons

      -too many managers -little to no career advancement internally (especially for women) -so many people fail up. -your happiness if very manager dependent. They will keep terrible managers instead of firing them to keep talented engineers -HR is a joke.

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      Xylem Response
      3y
      Thank you for sharing your views on your experience in Xylem; we’re grateful for feedback from all our colleagues about their experiences. We are on a journey to achieve 50 percent female representation in leadership positions by 2030—and are leveraging merit-based retention, promotion and recruitment to drive our positive progress to date. In addition, we continually provide our managers with an array of training programs and other development activities.
      2.0
      Aug 12, 2022

      No Promotion in 6 years for Women

      Analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Big company with lots of money

      Cons

      no promotions for women and slow progress

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      Xylem Response
      3y
      Thank you for sharing your views on your experience in Xylem; we’re grateful for feedback from all our colleagues about their experiences. We are on a journey to achieve 50 percent female representation in leadership positions by 2030—and are leveraging merit-based retention, promotion and recruitment to drive our positive progress to date.
      5.0
      May 24, 2022

      Great culture, growth opportunities, strong momentum

      Senior human resources business partner
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Despite being $5B+ with 17k+ employees globally, Xylem is a very entrepreneurial company. Continuous improvement is a big part of our culture. Honesty, respect and integrity are non-negotiable here. Big (and genuine) push to being the best, most diverse and inclusive company we can be. Strong growth potential for those who work hard, invest in development and are upfront about their career goals and ambitions (I am an alum of Xylem's mobility program). Work-life balance is important... first company I have worked at that has executives openly putting out-of-office messages during the holidays that they are spending time with family, not checking email, so please call if it is urgent otherwise the message will be responded to in the new year - this was eye-opening to me (in a good way)... made me feel like my family time is valued. Not sure about all businesses, but the business unit I support embraces and appreciates HR and I have a true seat at the table. Lastly, it is meaningful to me that I am part of a company that is making the world a better place. Sustainability is a huge part of our mission and culture.

      Cons

      Like most companies in growth mode, we have had some growing pains along the way. At times in the past, direction has been unclear, but management is making a very strong effort (with results) to steer the ship in the right direction and embrace the 'One Xylem' approach, and employees are generally receptive to and understanding of this. We are making the right investments to position ourselves to be a dominant force in our industry for a long time.

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      Xylem Response
      4y
      Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, as well as for sharing your insights. We are glad that your experience with Xylem has been a positive one.
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