Reward Structure Needs to be Evaluated - Senior Consultant WTW Employee Review

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.

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Cons

They are quite two-faced. Thry gas you up thinking you are doing well then turn around and terminate you for any slight. For instance---you must be on camera during training but we were told if we were sick or not feeling too well, we can ask for accomodation. With the understanding that it would be taken into consideration. Well...it isnt. They throw it back in your face. They do not like criticism. Say something wrong, you're done. They listen in on the classes and even if they think you said something the complete opposite of what was said and taken out of context, they do not care about the truth for you bruised their ego. Do not believe them when they tell you you are doing good during training. Its more about how much you want to be under WTW's influence. In other words, NO CRITICISM IS ALLOWED. I would write more but this should suffice.

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