Good not great - Associate Mercer Employee Review

3.0
May 3, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great people, great colleagues, challenging assignments

Cons

Horrible travel, partners will burn you out, they completely hired too many people during 2000-2001 and then had to lay them all off when the dot com bubble burst. In 2003-2006, they were understaffed so existing consultants that stayed with it either got burnt out or were forced to quit, which only exacerbated the staffing problem. Now, with the merger with OW, they seem to finally have gotten it right

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5.0
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Pros

People are friendly and helpful

Cons

Not a lot of career growth opportunities

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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