Thames Water Reviews
Updated 19 Feb 2020
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Ian Marchant
14 Ratings
Pros
"The business is full of great people" (in 14 reviews)
"Thames Water also values family and work-life balance which was also very important for me in a company" (in 13 reviews)
Cons
"Too many company reorganisations, weak senior management" (in 13 reviews)
"Lip service to mental health well-being and work/life balance" (in 8 reviews)
"Great company to work for"
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I have been working at Thames Water full-time
Pros
- People focused - Passionate workforce - Great culture, “family feel” - Approachable snr management - Takes change and transformation really seriously - Doing fantastic work around diversity and inclusion, mental health and much more - Great at listening to staff and empowering them
Cons
Could be a bit better at career progression/development in some areas. But lots of learning and development opportunities on offer and several great projects underway with dedicated and passionate teams.
Thames Water2019-11-12"Water Scientis"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Thames Water full-time for more than a year
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Friendly working environment Help to grow
Cons
slow to make changes in
Thames Water2020-02-14"Positive work environment"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Thames Water full-time for more than a year
Pros
Good work environment, line manager and colleagues are very friendly and helpful. High flexibility.
Cons
Wages should be a bit higher.
Thames Water2020-02-08"Pay well but sometimes do not treat you well"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Thames Water full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Pay well and their is plenty of opportunity to move into other departments and roles
Cons
Treat you very poorly when it comes to organisational redesign which I went through 3 times in 13 years
Thames Water2020-01-25"Nice people work here. Management don’t appreciate it."
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Neutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Thames Water
Pros
Nice staff and great locations. New IT roll out so new Laptops are a bonus.
Cons
Management do not appreciate their staff and most are unskilled. Mental Health is seen as a weakness so don’t admit it.
Continue readingThames Water2020-02-19"Not a great experience"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Thames Water full-time
Pros
Nice office and friendly colleagues.
Cons
Poor management and no progression unless your friends with the team manager.
Continue readingThames Water2020-01-17- Helpful (1)
"Senior Management Apathy Trickle Down"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Thames Water full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Reasonable salary Convenient location to trains
Cons
Lip service to mental health well-being and work/life balance Bullying an on-going issue Apathetic upper management results in stagnation and frustration Non-existent training opportunities Inefficient managers
Thames Water2020-01-06 "Great company to work, flexible and encourage work life balance."
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Thames Water full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Great people and culture. Everyone stays there for long time. Lots of internal movement.
Cons
HR department isn't as great as the rest of the business. A lot of internal politics and not flexible to encourage work life balance.
Thames Water2019-12-18"Wouldn’t recommend"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Thames Water full-time for less than a year
Pros
Nice team, nice offices
Cons
Too many people in the team I was in/not enough work.
Thames Water2019-12-10"Good Company"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Thames Water full-time for less than a year
Pros
Easy job Good company Good location in Reading
Cons
High staff turnover so always short-staffed
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