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      Mercer

      Part of Marsh

      Engaged Employer

      Mercer reviews

      3.7

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (6,646 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 6,646 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
      3.0
      Mar 26, 2011

      Working with clients is great; company management is horrible

      Consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Ability to develop knowledge and skills through client work Coworkers are very smart; great intellectual stimulation You will work with very high quality clients Bonus opportunities are good if the company does well

      Cons

      The most incompetent people are promoted to managerial roles; they don't care about people at all Formal development opportunities are almost non-existent. You will only learn on the job. Very cut throat competition

      2.0
      Jan 16, 2011

      talented consulting team and great learning opportunity, but poor management and an overemphasis on the bottom line

      Actuarial analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Mercer is a strong player in the employer benefits consulting arena. The staff is very talented and the opportunity for exposure to a broad range of projects is great

      Cons

      Senior level consultants are not effective managers. There is a disconnect between the work that is done at the analyst level and how those efforts translate into meeting clients' objectives and strategy. An overemphasis on the bottom line.

      4.0
      Apr 27, 2009

      Mercer - a good employer where smart people go to take a break.

      Senior associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Mercer varies greatly depending on which area you work in, and where you work. The UK has a good work/life balance ethos. Expectations are not too high, so it is possible to succeed without killing yourself in the process. Full of smart people. Some teams can be very social and supportive. Many career streams offer opportunities for international travel and work. There is a entrepreneurial sub-culture and it is possible to 'start-up' new areas within the business. Common to be given a chance to develop new skills, or take on different projects - and learn as you go....

      Cons

      ... however, Mercer is also full of people who have worked there forever. Early in your Mercer career you are given lots of opportunity - but that tends to peter out the longer you stay no matter how successful you have been. Once you are pigeon-holed, it is near impossible to escape. There is not a huge amount of challenge, and so it can be very boring if you are looking for a super-career. Some areas are frustratingly conservative. The organisation on a whole is very slow to change and adapt, not very dynamic. Senior leadership lack vision and inspiration. There is not enough "good" churn in its people - it tends to lose the talented ones and keep the the ones who become institutionalised.

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