Reconsider - there are other places that value people - Business Analyst WTW Employee Review

1.0
May 3, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great technology and good place to start for college grad

Cons

Noticing the majority for the negative reviews are from the Benefits Delivery Administration (BDA, formerly known as TAS) line of business, a very profitable line of business for WTW, comprised of business analysts and developers. This group is very highly politicized where there is no clear path for career development. BAs are ranked 1-5. It can potentially take more than 7 seven years to move to the next level (e.g. 2>3), even for high performers. Some do get promoted after 2 years. You'll see people with performance issues move to leadership roles. Promotion is not typically based on performance and you have to tell your manager that you want a promotion, not like typical companies where they will automatically promote you based on your performance. This was an unpleasant surprise for me when I asked why I wasn't promoted and was told that I had to apply for it. After your application, then you have to fight for it and prove yourself once again. Then you'll be told, as numerous people have been told, that the Senior Director has to know you in order to be promoted...well known fact.

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Pros

Fair company Great people to work with

Cons

Long hours in the 3rd & 4th Q

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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