Hewitt Associates Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Hewitt Associates

Pros – You will work with very smart co-workers. While pensions are becoming more rare, there is job security because few people do this work.

Cons – At times over the recent years, leadership has had some problems. Prior leadership led us directly to a buy-out by Aon.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Hewitt Associates

Pros – Supportive co-workers
Good benefits
Company works hard to support team-building
Amenities on site are worthwhile. Company has an on-site medical center, good cafeteria, internal benefits fairs, etc.

Cons – Pay below industry standard
Minimal training
inconsistent evaluation standards from team to team
Atmosphere is like high-school. You have to work hard to be in the right clique and survival hinges on being popular with the "cool kids" (managers)
There is no follow-up or discussion on evaluations, so you don't feel like there is any real attempt at employee development. You're essentially on your own.

Advice to Senior Management – Managers should be trained to evaluate employees consistently and fairly.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Hewitt Associates

Pros – Earning A paycheck is about it.

Cons – Management incompetence is at annall time high.

Advice to Senior Management – Be fair and open-minded.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Hewitt Associates

Pros – It's very structured and for people beginning in the corporate world it's a good place to learn. They used to provide good training and they have very good tools that helps you complete your work.

Cons – They will work you to your limit and then add some more on Be prepared to work if you show any sign of competency.

Advice to Senior Management – Hewitt has gone from a privately owned company to a public owned company and has lost focus on it's employees. It's now about the bottom line and leaves behind some of their employees.

Former Employee – worked at Hewitt Associates

Pros – Good pay and benefits, good feedback, options for promotion. Hard work is rewarded and I enjoyed my time there with Hewitt.

Cons – Strict work schedules if you work on the phones, but once you have worked your way up it gets easier.

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to your lower employee's they are the ones that deal with the customers and can provide good feedback. Happy employee's do better work.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Hewitt Associates

Pros – Decent Starting Pay
Love the benefits

Cons – Thrown into the fire with little or no training to "meet business needs."

Advice to Senior Management – Stop expecting the reliable employees to pick up any slack for those that ride the clock.

Current Employee – been working at Hewitt Associates

Pros – Good Work life balance.
good enviorment

Cons – Salary is very low comparable to industry

Advice to Senior Management – Increase the salary and raises

Former Employee – worked at Hewitt Associates

Pros – Hewitt considers employees as associates, which is to say, we are all in this together and you can be yourself, not a brain washed "Hewitter." Individuality is welcomed and understood to be a need for a strong and growing company. Managers and executives don't want or need mini "Me's", so to speak.

Hewitt cares about employees (associates mind you) and the benefits offered are the best I've seen in my years of employment. They are big on automation and efficiency and have advancement opportunities if that is what you desire (relocation may be required). It is a big company and functions accordingly. Some companies are big, but continue to function as a small overly cultural and deeply unethical entity with politics burning at its core, but Hewitt is not one of those companies.

If it wasn't important and necessary for me to move back home, I would still be there today. Loved it!! My manager was also GREAT! She could be tough, but not in a bad way and very knowledgeable. She worked just as hard as her direct and indirect reports, if not harder.

I left the company mid-year 2008, but there was no selection for that year.

Cons – While salaries are competitive at Hewitt, a new employee coming in to Hewitt needs to negotiate the highest salary possible. Once in the door, you may not receive the increases that you may feel you deserve or are entitled.

Advice to Senior Management – Don't get me wrong, I love having information at my finger tips; however, it can be a bit much and some may find it difficult to navigate, locate or understand the data presented. Such an individual may need to contact a representative directly for specific questions and guidance.

Representatives of Hewitt should keep this in mind when a direct question is asked of them and not direct the associate to the portal.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Hewitt Associates

Pros – Pay, telecommuting/work at home options are available, alot of money to throw at technology, people are great to work with - everyone says that the people are the best thing about Hewitt and they are right.

Cons – When I began there, Hewitt was thought of as an elite place to work and it was. Over the 5 years I spent there, I slowly watched it turn into a Fortune 500 sweat shop that was cut throat and a place where new leaders could make a mark and move on leaving a trail of issues in the wake.

Advice to Senior Management – Take a look back to the old days. People didn't leave, the firm had a strong portfolio, layoffs where few and far between if at all, employees felt valued.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Hewitt Associates

Pros – - Flexible schedules
- Lots of vacation time
- Great benefits
- Good place to start out of college
- Well respected in the industry
- Very supportive of community charities

Cons – - I worked with some great people until about the last year or two and got stuck with a team of horrible people and despite every effort to post for a new job couldn't get out.
- I thought I was paid well until I started applying for other jobs and everyone was concerned they couldn't pay me as well given my experience, and then come to find out they were able to offer a lot higher than my salary was.
- I worked about 70 hours a week and only got negative feedback (very negative), even though I was working that much since no one else was capable of doing it. Very disengaging!
- Tons of layoffs, and the people not getting laid off were all wishing they were next.

Advice to Senior Management – Need to do a sweep of the managers to get feedback from their reports. I always heard about people having bad managers and never believed the things that went on until it happened to me. It's funny how I never was asked for formal feedback on that team's managers when I had to do performance reviews for all my previous managers. When I joined the team, some of my old coworkers told me to watch my back since these people are horrible, so it is definitely a pattern of behavior that needs to be stopped. But instead these people keep getting promoted while the really good workers leave the company.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend