long hours, very demanding - Anonymous employee Oliver Wyman Employee Review

3.0
Aug 10, 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

nice colleagues for the most part good brand name, ivy league of financial services consulting big clients, important projects

Cons

no work life balance lots of pressure not enough vacation time for the hours expected (only 3 weeks) skimping on research resources

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