No Attraction or Retention of Talent - Pension Analyst WTW Employee Review

2.0
Dec 12, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Great office location, casual dress code and some really smart employees

Cons

Terribly underpaid (at the lower levels AND the senior levels). It takes 7-9 years to reach a level that provides a salary comparable to what many companies in the area offer after a few years! This company is trying to stay current and adopt new cultural trends such as casual work attire and monthly happy hours but they are still bound by the same old policies and company structure when it comes to advancement and benefits. The pay is so poor that the only employees that stay with them are lazy, underperforming ones or the ones who are still holding on to the empty promise of advancement and this only causes incoming talent to leave quicker as they are saddled with the additional work of team members who don't pull their weight while still being compensated with pennies. The dissatisfaction with management and benefits is a cancer that affects the culture and spreads to new hires as quickly as they sign their acceptance letter.

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5.0
Jun 4, 2026
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Pros

Wonderful, intelligent colleagues, very collaborative, interesting work, lots of opportunity to move around the org

Cons

Risk averse so it’s slower to invest; penny wise but often pound foolish

3.0
Jun 17, 2026
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Recommend
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Pros

Paycheck is great, people to work with are generally very intelligent, positive and professional. Many positions are work from home or at least hybrid. Continuous learning is encouraged. Since the company is technically British, it is very inclusive and has several networks to ensure inclusion (although some such as the menopause support group are UK based which isn't surprising as the US doesn't typically care about such things though they should).

Cons

The workload is often insane to put it mildly. You are expected to sort of "do everything". When you are encouraged to speak up if you have too much work, they pretty much tell you "well you just have to figure out how to get it done because we have to give you more work". There is blatant favoritism. Those who are liked are praised for giving detailed answers on calls and granted a month off of PTO while those not as well liked get grilled when they ask for one day off and are told "not to overthink" when they try to provide detailed answers.

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