Great place to learn, but you have to move on - Senior Pension Administrator Mercer Employee Review

4.0
Jan 22, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Some of the brightest people in the actuarial world work there - being able to talk with senior consultants who won't "catch a fish for you" but will help you "learn how to fish for yourself" means your development is constant. During my tenure, there were lots of younger people working there and that made for some life-long friendships. Exciting to meet up with them again on the client-side, as many have pursued opportunities beyond Mercer's borders, especially here in Calgary.

Cons

The bulk of the work skews to the lower end of the pay structure, which helps perpetuate the notion that once you've made it, you get to handle the interesting clients and make the newbies do all the crap work. But hey, that's how I learned to be really good at what I do (competence + confidence), to be thoughtful to folks from all levels of an organization (respectful) and to become a great manager of people in future chapters (patience + coaching).

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5.0
Jan 11, 2026
Anonymous intern
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Pros

The leadership, communication, early career growth, and environment is very positive.

Cons

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3.0
Jun 20, 2026
Recommend
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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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