2.0
23 Feb 2011
Former employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
-Great opportunities for someone starting their career -Challenging, fast-paced environment -Talented colleagues -Excellent people and culture among younger/newer consultants -All the resources of a global consultancy
Cons
-Poor senior leadership; consistently makes shortsighted decisions that destroy morale and culture -People development is not a priority at Mercer -Partners/principals don't spend time developing others -Terrible communication from the top, especially on difficult decisions -Numbers (revenue, billable hours) are everything -Work is not strategic and gets very repetitive and mundane -Lack of thought leadership and innovation -A lot of corporate bureaucracy