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      Mercer

      Part of Marsh

      Engaged Employer

      Mercer reviews

      3.7

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (6,647 total reviews)
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      Pat Tomlinson

      40% approve of CEO

      61% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Senior management

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      Mercer has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,647 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mercer employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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      7K reviews
      2.0
      Nov 10, 2009

      Nice work environment if you have limited ambition; horrible pay

      Analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The senior members of the team are very nice and willing to work/teach junior staff. Overall a pleasant work environment. Company has a "promote from within" policy; easy to stay with Mercer for your entire career if you want steady work and average pay. Senior management is competent and I have confidence in their abilities.

      Cons

      Pay is awful. Expect to work long hours and make significantly less than your peers. Vacation policy is terrible. Expect 2 weeks of vacation for the first 2-3 years at Mercer (junior staff) while you are expected to work late in the night many times during the year. Not a place one goes to make significant compensation.

      4.0
      Oct 27, 2009

      Mercer review

      Associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great talent, decent pay, interesting work. Employees are expected to cover quite a bit of ground on projects. Junior employees are treated fairly decently by managers considering the industry. Opportunity to work on some interesting projects early and often. Very good exposure to clients.

      Cons

      Senior management does not always stand by employees. Long work hours, significant pressure on billable hours.

      1.0
      Oct 25, 2009

      Low morale & the best go elsewhere

      Associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      * opportunity to meet with senior executives from a variety of firms and/or industries * young workforce, very social * pay for educational costs

      Cons

      * lack of knowledge transfer * lack of clear channels/career paths for top 10% (the firm ranks each employee) * poor recruiting practices - seems a pulse is all it takes at times * poor leadership from the c-suite to front-line managers * bureaucratic * political * cost-focused service firm - budgets for discretionary expenses (business lunches, conferences) are minimal, almost non-existant * lots of arrogant, pompous consultants

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