Is Waters a good company to work for?

Waters has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 1,425 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 56% 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 been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Waters?

56% 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 (13) , 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 133 reviews)); "Good benefits & 401k" ((in 78 reviews)); "Great culture and the company does value employee input" ((in 58 reviews)); "good work life balance 8 out of 10" ((in 48 reviews)); "Not stressful and great colleagues" ((in 47 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 56 reviews)); "Salaries are low." ((in 38 reviews)); "Too many managers" ((in 30 reviews)); "Poor leadership and lack of qualified managers." ((in 21 reviews)); "Upper Management has abdicated software management to Ph.D.'s who know absolutely nothing about software." ((in 16 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 Waters locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Philadelphia , San Diego , Boston , Golden , Milford

Waters reviews

3.3

56% would recommend to a friend

(1,254 total reviews)

Udit Batra

50% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Culture & values

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Waters has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,254 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

Jun 4, 2026

Stay away from this company save your precious life

Software testing/quality assurance analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food Good office Library facilities

Cons

Constant favorism and regional politics No competent people to work with Constant micro management No industry standard pay Toxic people No proper growth plan No career scope Old school company

3.0

Jun 2, 2026

Laid-back atmosphere but poor management communication

Sr. instrumentation technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very laid back. Coworkers are friendly.

Cons

Management and communication. Director is very condescending.

3.0

May 28, 2026

Good people and facilities, but high turnover and commute issues

Accounts assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people. great site and facilities. work life balance is AMAZING at this company.

Cons

Far away from many things, site is in the middle of no where. Not being able to drive will lead to long commutes. This company is becoming a shared service, they only pay scientists and engineers high salaries and don't bother increase peoples salaries fairly. No permanent positions, many contract based roles. Makes it difficult for people to stay hence the high turn over rates. Career opportunities are quite slim they will say there's a lot of opportunities with the mergers and acquisitions but I wouldn't trust any they say. They're just looking for people to do dirt work while higher ups get bonuses for saving the company money, but they can't be asked to increase salaries along side inflation ........

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