Xylem reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,310 total reviews)

Matthew Pine

73% approve of CEO

62% 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 Manifattura industry (3.5 stars).

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1K reviews
1.0
Sep 26, 2017

Technical Inside Sales

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice coworkers/ flexible on PTO time off

Cons

I worked fulltime at Xylem for over a year. Am moving on to new position shortly. I was doing the job of it least 2 people and was told I was not doing enough work. Had two performance reviews and both were only focused on negatives. Was told I was doing the job of an office manager yet am Inside Sales? There is no appreciation/ very little to no training. If you make it past the first 6 months/year then you have survived. There is a "throw you to the wolves" mentality especially for those who work in branches which is where I worked. I was told how to do one thing in different ways from different people. I felt very isolated here. I had to reach out to people from other parts of Xylem and would have difficulty getting in touch with anyone in order to complete my work. My boss was out-working from home it least once a week, most Fridays not in. I had a ridiculous commute and all he said was you need to live closer even though they don't pay enough to live 10 miles outside a major city. I was told after a year being here/ received a warning for my job, which I am grateful since it gave me the push I needed to get another job. 2 months have past since then and no word on my situation, whether good or bad. They do not seem to care about really helping you do will, only negative reinforcement and scare tactics.

2.0
Feb 16, 2017

HQ Legal has a nepotism problem

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you can find a group to commiserate with, surviving HQ can be bearable as you will can joke what day they will finally fire you. Work-life balance is decent if you suck up enough to get it.

Cons

Benefits are lacking. Compensation is decent, but if you are truly skilled and knowledgeable, you can probably get paid more somewhere else. Raises are nothing and only match inflation. HQ Legal as a nepotism problem. You will never get noticed or promoted unless you play the suck-up game well. GC promoted someone WITH NO ETHICS OR COMPLIANCE EXPERIENCE into the Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer role... because she had a friendship with him.

2.0
Jun 29, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Better than average pay, and many of the people are very friendly.

Cons

Management is the worst I have worked for in over 35 years of work. Very stressful unappreciative environment.

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