Solid Company, Needs Some Improvement - Principal Mercer Employee Review

2.0
Nov 23, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits, good salaries and bonuses, most employees have the ability to work remotely. Solid company that isn't going anywhere.

Cons

Outdated technology infrastructure, every decision is political, lack of vision or sticking to one strategy, more important to drop everything and pivot constantly, pervasive fear across management of doing something wrong, everyone is afraid to make a decision and be wrong, so nobody makes a decision. Things move either really slow or really fast.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

-Trustworthy immediate colleagues -Good work/life balance and flexibility

Cons

-Little career pathing within company. Organization is extremely siloed, and cheap as they simply aren't interested in paying for small things to advance one's career like local industry conferences and events such as team holiday dinners that would have minimal impact on the company's bottom line. -Pay not aligned with skills or talent marketplace -One would think a benefits/career consultant would have decent pay and benefits. This is not the case

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