American Water

"No one wants to know of you work more than 40 hours per week. You’re expected to do it, but don’t talk about it. Work-life balance is a joke. It’s given lip service, but that’s it."

"I asked to work from home about 6 years ago. It wasn't something that was practiced. My boss went out of her way to allow it as I offered her a trial period and said I'd come in for any meetings that required in person presence. She understood that different things mattered to different employees."

"It’s over 70% male, so trying to be take seriously or considered competent will be hard. The benefits are great. Surging COVID the company really focused on keeping everyone safe and made it a priority. Safety is first all the time. "

"AW has several branches from the regulated to the federal side of water...if you apply to work for the AWE military services group and obtain a managerial role, then expect to work long hours, weekends, and holidays. It is a high touch, high level of communication work culture. Please don’t settle for the first salary offer they present, always negotiate. It’s a high stress work environment too. If you can survive a stress, micromanaging work environment then this place may be perfect for you. The benefit of working for such a large company are the outstanding corporate resources and training opportunities. One positive thing to say, is you will never stop learning with AW. "

"Missouri American Water Review American Water offers every opportunity for women to development their potential and rise to the executive level management if that's what you want to do. I've always felt respected and valued at this company. "