Waters come in 75th on the happy place to work list and that's only in Boston.in ireland it didn't even make the list.
Tip
Instead of offering redundancy waters will offer you a new role.if you give it a go for 4 weeks it is deemed you have accepted a new contract and not entitled to redundancy.
Shareholders
Shareholders seek legal advice on the fairness of bd deal to their stock.merger shifted out to July.batra trying to go it alone is going to backfire on a disastrous merger.
EEOC appeal for white male plantiffs extends anti-DEI efforts
https://www.inc.com/bruce-crumley/how-eeocs-appeal-for-white-male-plaintiffs-extends-anti-dei-efforts-to-small-businesses/91280658
Topline Federal Policies Increase Probability of Layoffs in 2026 Based on Rise in 2025
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/04/layoff-announcements-this-year-top-1point1-million-the-most-since-2020-when-pandemic-hit-challenger-says.html
Trump Policies Leading to Collapse in Biotech
https://globalbiodefense.com/2025/07/03/trump-vance-research-cuts-biotech-warning-2025/
Trumps Policies Will Continue To Hurt Waters and Force More Layoffs
How Trump's 'crony capitalism' has shaken up U.S. business https://www.npr.org/2025/12/22/nx-s1-5639916/trump-crony-capitalism-free-market
Layoffs have seemed very targeted at Waters
https://apnews.com/article/dei-white-men-discrimination-andrea-lucas-eeoc-2996e71763dd0fe4b7f377eb49036fbe?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share Go to EEOC.gov and file complaint.
If you're a white, American male at Waters, the gov't want you to report discrimination
"Trump admin urges white men to report discrimination" - AP "White men who "experienced discrimination" at work based on their race or s-x might be entitled to financial compensation, the US government said." DEI/Woke leanings of Waters has, in... — read more
Voice of Employee results, oh my!
Understand that Waters dismal results are rooted in the DEI and woke policies of current leadership. Maybe your DEI hires, well, just su-k at their jobs.
6%payrise
Unions in the private sector seek 6%pay rise.oops waters don't recognise unions.same wages over 10 years here.leeches
Tone deaf management! Email subject: Someone sent you a gift card
Open the email and it says: This domain is used to teach employees how to recognize and avoid phishing attacks. This page is here to let you know that this is not a malicious web page. The email that led you here was likely sent by your employer as... — read more
How do you like them apples?
1) Feed employees an ultra-high sugar diet and provide them with excess sugar whenever possible. 2) Induce diabetes and force them to take GLP-1 and other obesity medications. 3) Inform employees that insurance rates have increased and their benefits... — read more
Clueless, naive managers and VPs running amock
Some advice to senior management: If your new VPs and people managers don’t have LC or MS experience, don’t hire them. They only excel at sugarcoating results and self promotion. Purge them. Were a science company
Targets
Despite all the bullying from team leaders to reach targets be assured theres no chance of being fired for not meeting them,so relax who cares about a negative review your going to get for something else anyway.
Managers hesitate to nominate their team members for enterprise awards because they feel insecure about their own performance
Although it’s encouraging to hear that leadership wants managers to nominate and recognize top performers, insecure managers often block these individuals from receiving praise. Advice to management: why not hire leaders who genuinely care about the... — read more
HR address employee concerns
Glad to see they clearly took the 7,000+ comments seriously. They did not address any of the massive concerns employees voiced, put here, and on Glassdoor. What a joke!
At least Udit is doing okay
Since 2020, Udit Batra’s total compensation at Waters Corporation has grown by about 95%, rising from about $5.7 million in his first year as CEO to more than $11.1 million in 2024. Batra’s pay is ~132 × the median employee’s compensation, according... — read more
The UNIFI development team was made redundant on Monday
Decades of experience tossed aside. They could have been redeployed but Waters has decided that when a product is no longer wanted by the business then neither are the people involved. Limited support will transfer to Brasov who will only be making... — read more
Waters is a publicly listed sweatshop at this point
Benefits in 2026 are virtually nonexistent, and I can't believe there hasn't been a lawsuit. Wages are equally terrible. It’s a shame. Employees face exploitation at every level, while management is taking advantage of workers whenever they can.
2026 Benefits - 34% increase in health insurance premiums
For the co-pay plan, there's a premium increase of about 34%. That and the deductibles are going up across the board. Glad we're able to sacrifice for the shareholders!
Xmas
Waters Wexford Christmas is coming so be nice and reward Ur employees very well, ie up to 1500euro tax free gift cards,oh wait same old hampers and cheap vouchers that we can't use in many shops AHH well maybe I can dream of better days.
Good news for workers at waters on unequal pay
From summer 2026, new EU rules will come into force, introducing far-reaching changes in employers’ obligations regarding pay and pay transparency. The objective of Directive (EU) 2023/970 is to ensure effective equal pay for equal work and work of... — read more
Ryan"no layoffs on the cards"
That's not a good sign
Logic and Love: McKinsey’s Conversation with Udit
The building blocks of transformation: A conversation with Udit Batra https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/the-building-blocks-of-transformation-a-conversation-with-udit-batra
Milford layoffs
Looks like there’s some layoffs happening in Milford right now. Does anyone know what groups are affected and how widespread it is?
If you’re expecting a promotion, be prepared for a layoff—it will be your reward.
The lists are already up, and as always, if you’re not a group thinker, you’ll be eliminated.
Ideas box
It's the height of ignorance not to acknowledge an employees idea.basic manners cost nothing.all that money spent on your education but no upbringing.just one of many examples why morale is so low.
McKinsey survey not anonymous?
It says the data is aggregated and anonymous but doing some reading about it makes me skeptical that it's actually anonymous and that I won't be punished for having some negative things to say about the direction we are going and how much I trust... — read more
To the “leaders” who are “encouraging” us to take the OHI Survey
Go to Glassdoor and sort the reviews by most popular, and voila! Ostriches with their heads in the sand!
Do most mergers fail?
Yes, a high percentage of mergers fail, with many studies indicating failure rates between 50% and 90%, with 70% to 75% being a commonly cited range. Key reasons for this failure include ineffective integration strategies, poor target identification... — read more
Temporary workers are just cannon fodder
Avoiding Redundancy Costs: By using temporary workers who are not permanent employees of the company, the business doesn't incur the same obligations for redundancy payments and other entitlements as it would for permanent staff.
Stockpiling
Obviously there will be a much larger market after bd merger,thence stockpiling.those not contributing through overtime should be first to go
Horrible IT phone support
The GCC phone support is absolutely terrible! You can tell they just read from scripts and are unable to think outside the box to resolve issues