Xylem reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,310 total reviews)

Matthew Pine

72% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews
3.0
Jan 6, 2016

Boss vs leaders

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good and friendly diverse company. Good co-workers

Cons

Middle management tent to believe leadership is not part of their tasks and blame on their subordinates their lack of acomplishment

2.0
Nov 4, 2015

Corruption and bureaucracy

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Easy job, not much required of you. Just keep quiet and show up and you . Management won't bother you unless you create waves .I worked at Godwin pumps , Bridgeport NJ.

Cons

Management is totally clueless the only thing they are concerned about is the social circle in their click. They actually have no management skills, they fell into that position because they are in the good old boy club. The benefits used to be good, until the corporation cut back, so now they are terrible. Bottom line is , it is a cooperate nightmare company run by morons.

4.0
Aug 19, 2015

Xylem - Potentially great company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Business purpose - a pure-play water technology company working in the full cycle of water - transporting water, treating water and testing water. Potential - Water is a scarce resource and only getting more scarce. There is great potential at this company for growth. People - many people in the company are committed to the tagline of the company of "Let's Solve Water". There is great technical expertise in the company.

Cons

Performance - Granted the markets that Xylem are in are difficult environments, but the shareholder value that was supposed to be unlocked when ITT Corporation broke up into Xylem, Exelis and ITT Corporation has not been realized. Benefits - As has been done at many corporations, health care is now a high deductible health care plan. ITT had a pension which is now gone at Xylem. The paid time off policy was changed. The severance policy was changed with severance capped at a maximum amount. I fully understand that these changes are based on benchmarking, but they do not result in improved morale. Management turnover - Since separation in November 2011, there have been three CEOs and senior management has turned over significantly. I am hoping that some stability will be established soon.

Viewing 259 - 261 of 1,310 Reviews

Glassdoor has 1,571 Xylem reviews submitted anonymously by Xylem employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Xylem is right for you.