A Bridge Too Far. - Anonymous employee Wood Mackenzie Employee Review

2.0
May 6, 2012
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Very bright analysts and some of the best, most internally consistent data in the industry.

Cons

Dysfunctional culture and weak senior management that tolerates such behavior with the brush-off, "That's Wood Mackenzie." Bonues (DPA) are based on subjective favortism, rather than merit Top 10% ("Rank 4") do VERY well on bonus at the expense of the rest of the employees. Compensation balance and work-life balance are too skewed to make corporate culture tolerable.

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Appreciated working with smart, driven colleagues; they were truly experts in their fields. The rigorous schedules we were on were strictly maintained, which usually made for a very organized structure and workload.

Cons

Leadership went through many changes and acquisitions while I was there. The mission seemed to keep changing, and it wasn't easy to maintain consistency in our reports with such leadership changes. Market analysts were often pulled onto consulting projects but were not paid as consultants. This is what pushed me to leave.

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