Great company, but comp is way below market rate. - Executive Assistant Mercer Employee Review

3.0
Oct 2, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Mercer has an amazing environment of talented, smart people, and one of the friendliest environments I've had the opportunity to be a part of.

Cons

Compensation is well below market rate, and isn't based on merit. Mercer has a tendency to retain people that are known low performers, while the extra workload is transferred to peers. There's an obvious imbalance in workloads, yet compensation doesn't reflect that as low performers are rewarded on the same basis as high performers.

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5.0
Jan 11, 2026
Anonymous intern
Recommend
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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
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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