Great career growth, but high pressure and stress - Principal Consultant Mercer Employee Review

4.0
Jan 16, 2009
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Pros

Mercer provides very good growth opportunities, but you have to be proactive in grabbing them. The senior consultants are very proffesionalism and most are patient and great teachers. The leadership at local office has ups and downs, but recently (2008-2009), the leadership has really turned around for the positive.

Cons

Expect very long, unpredictable hours. There is very high pressure and stress related to client work and revenue pressures. Clients can be very demanding - but that is the business we're in.

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5.0
Jan 11, 2026
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Pros

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

Cons

None, it was a great company to be at.

3.0
Jun 20, 2026
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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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