The company is in a constant state of restructuring and reorganizing which leads to uneasiness amongst staff members (they think, am I the next to be eliminated?).
Vacant positions are going unfilled, and they think they can grow a business without replacing staff that have left.
The international structure of Pure and Xylem leads to peculiar arrangements where they are trying to manage technical staff in the Philippines which is 12 time zones ahead, and your supervisor may be far away in another country.
Pure follows Xylem’s daily meal expense policy which is ridiculous and exhorbitant. A field technician can charge $80 for a single dinner, and the costs of these meals are charged to lump sum projects. This leads to widespread abuse which is shockingly tolerated.
There are some staff members that submit timesheets weeks or even months late which makes tracking costs on projects difficult.
