Towers Watson Reviews

I have been working at Towers Watson

Pros – Good learning opportunities, nice working environment

Cons – Poor compensation...and no balance for work/life

Advice to Senior Management – Hire more people

I worked at Towers Watson

Pros – Flexible environment, smart people to work with. Generally provides for good career opportunity if you are self-driven, speak up and network. Provides for mobility opportunities as well (but you need to be proactive about it).

Cons – Culture change since merger. Has lessened flexibility around being autonomous in decision making. Managers are not alwasy appropriately trained to take on leadership roles and as such, large differences exist between treatment of people across groups.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Towers Watson full-time for less than a year

Pros – People are polite and you can work from home. That is about the extent of it.

Cons – This company is so archaic, it is frightening. And they believe they are "in touch" with the world as it is today. Guess again.

Advice to Senior Management – Move to the future, take a stand and set some clear direction.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Towers Watson as an intern for less than a year

Pros – The people were very nice and accommodating. The company is well organized given the recent merge between Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt.

Cons – People weren't very competitive. The culture wasn't as aggressive and geared towards high-performance as I'd like.

Advice to Senior Management – Management ought to formalize its hierarchy more so that assignments are clear and consistent. A more formalized training program also would be helpful and might lead the more senior people to delegate work more efficiently than they currently are.

I have been working at Towers Watson full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great work environment in nice part of town. Small office feels like a community.

Cons – Entry level position, a lot of on the job training. Low starting pay.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Towers Watson as a contractor for more than 3 years

Pros – - tons of opportunities for personal & professional development
- smart people
- interesting work
- autonomy
- flexibility (work from home very accepted)

Cons – - inconsistent leadership across business units; some leaders don't communicate, others do
- risk aversion to telling people realities of change post-merger lead to many frustrated & disengaged associates

Advice to Senior Management – Be open - give your very smart people the benefit of the doubt - deliver tough messages without sugar coating, those who don't accept it don't belong there in the long run.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Towers Watson full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – My group is full of hardworking smart people who are genuine in their commitment to clients. People live the company values: Clients first, collaboration, professional excellence, integrity and respect.

Cons – I would like to see more communication between groups. There have been some post-merger growing pains but I feel we are now getting to be one integrated company.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Towers Watson full-time for more than a year

Pros – Working at Towers Watson provides unlimited opportunity for career growth

Cons – Less opportunity for Innovation within Towers Watson

Advice to Senior Management – Spend more time cultivating creativity amongst your workforce.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Towers Watson full-time for more than a year

Pros – You can reach out to anyone when you need help. The management is down to earth, you can easily approach them if you need to tell them something important or whether you'd like to have a nice chat with them. Basically, you can see the core values in action.

Cons – As far I'm concerned, I do not see any cons at all.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Towers Watson full-time

Pros – Good people here if you can find them but they have all left.
With the amount of people gone now, if you are a junior client consulting analyst you are able to go to client meetings in your first year, but is that really a good trade-off?

Cons – Your hard work is rewarded with more admin and coordination work. Most of your day is spent chasing people and writing up invoice summaries.
Juniors are expected to only do admin and billing for about 3-4 years until you make consultant. When you bring this up to managers, they only solidify that sentiment and ask you to be patient.
Low compensation.

Advice to Senior Management – Think about why your analysts are leaving.
Think about the business model, loyalty is not a business model in this paradigm shift.
There is a gap between all levels of employees. What you think works may not work for your junior tier.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company