WTW reviews

3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(8,073 total reviews)
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Carl Hess

84% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

WTW has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 8,073 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WTW employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews
2.0
Apr 21, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Diverse - Competitive salary - Decent benefit packages

Cons

- All talk, no action. - HR Software group is struggling, causing the sales and product sides to crumble. - Marketing is no help - the marketing team assigned to the HR Software team has zero software experience. - You will never get anywhere unless you go through the 3+ year 'hazing' period. NOT WORTH IT. - Bonuses are scraped by the execs at the top, then whatever is left in the pool has to be divided up among the rest. - I was told I couldn't rate any of my employees higher than a 3 out of 5 due to not enough funds to pay their bonuses if I gave them a 4 or 5. - I was rated a 1 out of 5 on my annual review after I took on two teams that lost their managers to quitting, mandated travel to events not tied to my job to 'help' schmooze clients, drastically streamlined processes and improved bottom line. I fought it, got HR involved, proved my work and dedication and was eventually awarded a 3 out of 5. - Only the smart and talented leave. It is a such a bait and switch when you interview/join. The smart ones clue in and get out quick. The lazy ones find a place to hide and stay 30+ years! - Top performing sales reps would overachieve on their individual goal but also received 1 out of 5 ratings on their annual review because the team didn't hit their goals. Many of those reps have left. - No 'think outside the box' allowed. The company is a 150+ year old dinosaur. It is held together by old processes and folks with over 30+ years at the company that don't have any need or experience to enhance/improve the way things are done. - The advisory side of the business doesn't play well with the HR Software side of the business. Competition for client ownership. - Not enough experience from tenured folks. The company touts how long employees stay; but I saw it as hindering to the organization to not have the varied experiences and career in-sight to bring innovative and worthy ideas/changes.

1.0
Apr 11, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent benefits that are competitive in the industry.

Cons

A very unnecessary merger with Towers Watson and jobs at Willis are being sent outside the country to India. It's no longer a company that I wish to work for.

4.0
Mar 16, 2016

Towers Watson

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits package and substantial amount of vacation days. Lots of opportunities to learn and good exposure to senior people.

Cons

Needs to improve career development for junior employees. Lack of on the job training and support. Could improve work life balance.

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