Marsh & McLennan Reviews

Pros

good people, great environmental, awesome cubicles

Cons

too much corporate politics in that place

Advice to Senior Management

listen to your employees

Pros

There is a huge knowledge base within the company and people are generally willing to help out and share that knowledge. Marsh does a great job of creating knowledge experts within the company which probably is one of our largest assets.

Cons

The downsides are that you have to work really hard to get people to recognize the hard work that you are doing. I would also say that the compensation is below what other companies in the industry pay

Advice to Senior Management

I would say that they need to recognize how hard everyone is working and it should be recognized through compensation.

Pros

Diverse business, fair compensation to key employee

Cons

Long hours, Career path, unstructured compensation criteria

Advice to Senior Management

Retain employee

Pros

It's a great company. Excellent pay, excellent advancement opportunities, scored 100 on the HRC Equality Index, community service minded, flexible in scheduling

Cons

The one big con I can think of is that MMC is such a huge company that you can sometimes feel like just a number, but that feeling goes away pretty quickly.

Pros

nice colleagues who are willing to help you at anytime

Cons

pathetic annual increment and poor benefits

Pros

The leadership of the company is breaking down silos, investing in innovation, and is looking to develop the company's top talent.

Cons

There are too many crusty old curmudgeons holding onto the ways of the past. We need some fresh blood and fresh thinking to quickly resuscitate this century-old organization.

Advice to Senior Management

Invest in people, invest in innovation. Embrace failure, embrace learning. Manage risk, manage complexity--don't try to avoid or eliminate it.

Pros

Flexibility, freedom, dynamic place to work.

Cons

Can be boring, with long periods of inactivity.

Pros

Full Tuition benefits
Many informal work-from-home arrangements
Depending on which department you work for your life is good or hell.
You know when cuts are coming and have ample warning.

Cons

No training whatsoever.
Depending on which department you work for your life is good or hell.
No work/life balance
no sense of belonging to a team. You are on your own.

Advice to Senior Management

Need more team interaction.
at least some work life balance
offer avenues for inter company transfers
Offer innovative training
celebrate successes

Pros

The culture is great; full of friendly people, fun social events and very little gossip. Most of the managers, including mine, are wonderful and help make it a good place to work.

Cons

Unfortunately, the corporate office is always trying to cut our budget, which means no raises, and a too-small staff. Turnover is very high.

Advice to Senior Management

Value your employees more through higher/fair wages and opportunities to earn more in the future.

Pros

-Peers are generally leaders in the industry
-Relationships amongst peers are friendly
-Resources are at your fingertips
-Decent job stability

Cons

-Zero salary and bonus transparency
-Undervalue promising young colleagues, which is why the majority leave
-Very outdated technology
-Slow career growth
-Cutting nickels and dimes at every corner, which makes it harder to feel valued and also more difficult to perform my job in certain instances

Advice to Senior Management

All the discussions about transparency with clients, you need some with your employees. There needs to be some idea of what people can expect to receive in terms of compensation and benefits as they advance. Also, there need to be more clear guidelines for advancement. Please update the technology. No "global leader" should be using IE 6 when IE 9 is being unveiled.