Watts Water Technologies Employee Reviews for Anonymous Employee

"I have worked for Watts Water for 15 years. I came aboard during an acquisition and found multiple avenues to grow and develop over the years. I have grown as the company has grown."

"I've worked in Watts Asia Pacific for more than 10 years. Watts has very successful business in north america , Europe and Asia. There are about 5500 employee working for Watts."

"Overall a very stable company. Still trying to figure out who they want to be going forward. No glamor, no wow-factor, but you know that they will be here 10, 20, 30 years from now."

"Greed destroying a once great company"

What do you like about working at Watts Water Technologies?

"Great people, excellent and diverse product line, company has been around for more than 100 years"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be aware that outsourcing is taking over the company, so keep that in mind. Nobody is safe in a business model like that, everyone can be replaced. Watts used to be a great company to work for, today it's just another company firmly held in the tight, cold grip of greed."

What don't you like about working at Watts Water Technologies?

"Outsourcing all of IT to external companies even though it is costing them 4-5 times more per year and resulting in less getting done at a higher cost. A Boston area newspaper uncovered that during the economic downturn in 2008/2009 their upper brass were getting larger bonuses, pay raises and still driving around in company paid luxury cars while handing out layoffs, pay cuts, wage freezes and slashing bonuses for the rest of the company. On top of that the company cut how much they paid towards the employee health plan and now employees have to cough up more $$$ for health coverage. So add that on top of the fact that many employees working there make less today than when they first started."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"When asking your people to tighten their belt and do more with less, asking them to sacrifice their bonus and pay raises for the good of the company, try leading by example for a change. So give up your fancy company paid luxury vehicle, give yourself the 5-10% mandatory pay cut, halt your own bonus if you're telling everyone else to go without."