WTW reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(8,071 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 8,071 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
1.0
May 6, 2020
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Pros

The people who you are hired in with become your best friends Development of analytic skills is excellent

Cons

Impossible billable hours goal that will have you working late weekdays, weekends, and holidays to meet Leadership and anyone above an analyst level is so overwhelmed that they do not take time to develop you and then submit bad feedback for everything that was out of your control and to cover their own butt Advertise a bonus but the bonus pool never starts at 100 percent. Meaning you can reach your billable hour goal, even exceed it and they will still have an excuse as to why they cannot give you 100%. Leadership picks favorites on who gets what amount. Claim you can work from home whenever you want but make you feel terrible when you need to and put all these added stipulations. You will work 50+ hours and still be forced to take PTO if you are not in the office 9-4. You do NOT get a raise with promotions. They role it into your yearly, they believe that giving you a 3-5% raise each year is doing you a huge favor and you should be grateful even though you average 50 hours a week and ask you to people manage and lead trainings. Tell you not to pass exams so they do not have to pay you more. If you do pass exams they will not move you to a position that you deserve. They have let so many rockstars walk away because of this. Consulting will be promoted in less than 2 years and have less analytical skills than you but since you are ASC they make you adhere to these outrageous ‘competencies’ I am sure this company used to be great but they have turned and now value profit over people.

3.0
Jun 22, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Depth of resources. Benefits are very good and relatively low cost. Strong onboarding. Fairly easy to get things done. Strong client focus. Few boundaries on employees. Some very good people. Strong focus on I&D (inclusion and diversity) - though often more "talking the talk" than "walking the walk" (i.e., diversity is promoted, but if you look around the offices, there is actually little diversity) - perhaps the talk will lead to action at some point.

Cons

Two years of mediocre bonuses - those that met expectations generally received 70% to 90%; those that exceeded at 95% to 115% (in the past those that met expectations were ~100%); consequently, little incentive to put in the extra effort. Work-life balance is difficult; certain areas are woefully understaffed and 60+ hour workweeks the norm, particular in busy season. Also many staff are underpaid, particularly with individuals that have worked here a long time. Rather than fix the problem, management waits until someone quits and tries to save those that they are interested in saving with a pay increase. By that time, too late - staff disengaged. Very "political" - often the best person does not get the job, but the most politically connected does. Also many role assignment missteps after each merger - 2010 and 2018 in an effort to be "fair" to each legacy organization - taking a long to weed out individuals that are not appropriate for the role they are in.

1.0
May 1, 2015

Low pay, no skill

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Pros

Free air, free granola bars, Ohhh how exciting. Decent time off

Cons

This company is terrible, they will hire anyone with a pulse on the pension team and it's because the pay starts at $18.00...in Denver. I was laid off and had to take this job. I was recently promoted and received...wait for it....a 20 cent raise. We have lost over 8 people in 3 months. Can't wait to find another job.

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