Mercer Senior Associate reviews

... however, Mercer is also full of people who have worked there forever. Early in your Mercer career you are given lots of opportunity - but that tends to peter out the longer you stay no matter how successful you have been. Once you are pigeon-holed, it is near impossible to escape. There is not a huge amount of challenge, and so it can be very boring if you are looking for a super-career. Some areas are frustratingly conservative. The organisation on a whole is very slow to change and adapt, not very dynamic. Senior leadership lack vision and inspiration. There is not enough "good" churn in its people - it tends to lose the talented ones and keep the the ones who become institutionalised.

Teamwork dimishes as economy declines. Overall, though, there's no better consulting employer. They're focused more on results than pedigree, and in turn, deliver higher quality work. Bonus potential is too sales driven for principles, and too billable hours driven for senior associates/associates. There used to be more of a focus on intellectual property contributions.