Too afraid to take risks - all talk, no action, and they need to decentralise. - Anonymous employee Wood Mackenzie Employee Review

2.0
Jan 13, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Work-life balance is solid, which is about the only pro. Wish I could say there was more to the pro, but this is about it. If you prefer simply doing data analysis, then this is your place to work.

Cons

Too embedded in old ways to really effect the change they claim to desire. The sad fact is, they claim to want to do things differently, be innovative, and so on and so forth, but they would rather not do that. Instead of letting the experts do their jobs to get the job done, they committee things to death and then take the worst possible route to get the job completed and settle for substandard practices because they wish to play it safe. Be warned - you work here, and every creative idea, new idea, new concept, or innovative play you wish to make will be stomped on or essentially destroyed.

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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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