Super toxic environment - Anonymous employee MWRA Employee Review

2.0
Oct 17, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good Salary and OK benefits (though the cons far outweigh it). All employees (up to Manager level ) are unionized, meaning it's almost impossible getting fired.

Cons

"us versus them" mentality. Since it is hard to let go Union workers, just a few employees work very hard, while there are employees that even their direct managers have no clue what they do all day...

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jan 18, 2026
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Pros

- Everyone is incredibly nice and bubbly, never had a bad experience - Impactful work that does make a difference - Opportunity for various site-visits on Fridays, and to hang with other interns - Learned a lot about wastewater and government work - Hours were 7am-3pm, which was really nice - Emphasis on diversity and inclusion, felt welcomed here

Cons

- Weird work-from-home policy (some interns got none, others got anywhere from 0.5 to 3 days WFH per week, starting after 30 days of employment) - Very slow, many days I would have literally nothing to do - $21 is low pay for the Boston area, in my opinion - Overly structured career progression if you land a full-time role, you basically have to wait till someone dies or retires to advance. Consistent with government work

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