Mercer reviews

This company is a complete madhouse. Way too many people "playing the game," which leads to a lot of wasted time and work being done inefficiently. Corporate politics couldn't be running more rampant. Inadequate leaders everywhere; rose to management simply because they've endured the absurd turnover rate. Constant ducking and dodging from senior consultants results in analysts being overworked. Training needs to be better and longer. Not many people here are genuine, due to the cold environment and culture that has festered at this company. Employees are thrown in the fire from day one and are acknowledged as "experts"; being expected to know how to do a lot of very complicated work without the knowledge base to actually succeed. Hardly anyone in an office comes to work on a regular basis (a lot of "work from home" kind of people). Company sets inflated goals and when revenue doesn't meet the inflated goal, management leverages this to withhold raises and bonuses. Funny how the company "didn't do well" yet the MMC stock price goes up. Funny how raises were minimal despite massive savings from freezing the pension plan. Just overall a place you want to avoid - do not put yourself through the mental stress of working at this terrible, terrible place.

When you walk into a Mercer office, the first thing you'll notice is everyone is staring at their computer screens within their respective cubes. You could easily hear a pin drop. Within my former practice, there was minimal interaction and collaboration. My supervisor was virtually never there. I saw him roughly 5 times during my 2 years at the firm - mostly just for performance reviews. I found it odd that someone who never really saw me in my work setting was leading my performance reviews. With his minimal presence, I also received minimal support when I needed it. The "culture" is inexistent, however, the toxicity of the office place is very prevalent. Since there is minimal support and collaboration, everyone essentially watches out for themselves.