Great Company - Work/Life Balance Issues - Senior Actuarial Analyst WTW Employee Review

4.0
Nov 7, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Very strong and innovative company. The individual talent they attract and retain is top notch in my experience. I fully expect their market share to grow. My local office is a fun, tight-knit group that loves working together.

Cons

Benefits consulting can suffer from an unpredictable cycle in terms of revenue and the work hours required to fulfill client needs. Often the office is overwhelmed, but there is a reluctance to hire because the work wave is temporarily driven by market conditions or legislative changes impacting benefits. This hurts work-life balance and can lead to turnover which does not help. Actuarial program is very stingy. The compensation is okay relative to other actuarial companies, but you get kicked out of the program if you do not pass exams within 12 months. This is a struggle when exams are offered once or twice a year. Getting back into the program is an uphill climb requiring two passes without exam support.

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5.0
May 15, 2026
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Pros

Great people who excel in their field and enjoyable to work with; good benefits and compensation; good feedback systems

Cons

a little too much email from corporate staff

3.0
Jun 17, 2026
Anonymous employee
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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