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Updated May 21, 2023

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Found 210 of over 253 reviews
4.3
89% Recommend to a Friend
76% Approve of CEO

Found 210 of over 253 reviews

4.3
89%
Recommend to a Friend
76%
Approve of CEO
Los Angeles Water and Power Interim General Manager S. David Freeman (no image)
S. David Freeman
63 Ratings

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  1. 5.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Great Place to Work

    Apr 7, 2023 - Customer Service Representative in Los Angeles, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Awesome pay, benefits, and time off

    Cons

    Hiring process is very long

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  2. 3.0
    Current Employee, less than 1 year

    nice

    May 21, 2023 - Systems Engineer in East Los Angeles, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    relaxed, good pay, laid back

    Cons

    no learning, less vacations, location

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  4. 3.0
    Current Employee, less than 1 year

    Review

    May 12, 2023 - Information Security Analyst in Los Angeles, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Important organization Unionized Large team Benefits

    Cons

    Leadership direction Strategic direction is unclear

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  5. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 3 years

    Great Organization To Work For

    Jan 31, 2023 - Meter Reader 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great pay, benefits, pension, etc. You really can't go wrong taking any job at DWP. Great culture, great employee treatment, you get to serve the community of Los Angeles.

    Cons

    None I've personally experienced. I've heard higher up jobs can be a little bureaucratic and whatnot but that's to be expected with a city-run utility. As far as I'm concerned, we do a great job in terms of delivering safe and reliable water and power to the city of LA and that's what matters.

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    1 person found this review helpful
  6. 5.0
    Current Employee

    excellent company

    Apr 6, 2023 - Senior Claims Representative 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    you can advance and salary

    Cons

    Company should diversify more in certain areas

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  7. 2.0
    Current Employee

    Employee Beware

    Nov 2, 2022 - Analyst 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great pay. 40 hour work weeks. Great health benefits. Great retirement benefits. Great disability benefits.

    Cons

    Terrible work culture (generally depending on your supervisor/upper management). Management is short sighted, lacking long term vision. Spout nice things about diversity, equity and inclusion, zero-tolerance for harassment, etc... But reality is much different. Racial/ethnic politics abound. Very little consideration is usually given to actual abilities, merits, capabilities, etc... If one of the managers feels threatened by you, they will bad mouth you to others and block you from moving around. On the other hand, bad managers are protected and coddled. That's why LADWP pays out so much in harassment settlements (that are hidden from public sight).

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    1 person found this review helpful
  8. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    The place to be

    Mar 7, 2023 - Water Utility Worker in Los Angeles, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great benefits, overtime is pretty much unlimited, flexible scheduling.

    Cons

    Some people are set in their old ways as with any government agency.

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  9. 4.0
    Former Employee

    Pretty good

    Mar 7, 2023 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    I liked it there. The hours were good.

    Cons

    There were no cons in my opinion

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  10. 1.0
    Current Employee, more than 8 years

    Worst workplace for POC, women, LGBTQ+, non-Christians, parents/caretakers, or any marginalized identities

    Aug 22, 2022 - Analyst in Los Angeles, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
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    Pros

    Above average salary and employee benefits (medical insurance, pension, etc.). Equal pay for same job classification (regardless of gender, age, etc.).

    Cons

    Organization is ran by incompetent, ego-centric (or ego-fragile), obtuse men (mostly men), who lack real management skills, leadership, or basic ethics. Current and past LADWP's CEO are mostly engineers who have worked only at one single company (LADWP for 25 years) and have no experience in running/leading a business. They literally live and breathe only LADWP for 25+ years: big fish in a small pond. Organization operates as if it's still stuck in 1940s: racism, sexism, homophobia, ageism, ableism, xenophobia, islamophobia...(all -isms are still rampant and well practiced by every level of management and organization). Male engineers are treated like gods while women, POC, LGBTQ+, non-Christians have to keep their head down or 'play along and be one of the good ones' to succeed in the organization. Any critical thinking, independent judgement, innovation, etc. are not only discouraged but retaliated against. People get jobs or promotions through nepotism and by being 'yes-man'. Management treat employees as if they are mindless commodity to be controlled. They don't value their employees.

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  11. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 3 years

    Great

    Feb 28, 2023 - Electrical Engineering Associate in Los Angeles, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Benefits, life balance, culture, diversity, inclusion, and innovation

    Cons

    Red tape politics and long processes.

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Los Angeles Water and Power has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 253 reviews left anonymously by employees. 89% of employees would recommend working at Los Angeles Water and Power to a friend and 92% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Los Angeles Water and Power employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Los Angeles Water and Power. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

89% of Los Angeles Water and Power employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Los Angeles Water and Power 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

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