Watson Wyatt Reviews

Pros

the management is outstanding, i had alot of opertunities to gain new skills,

Cons

we moved far too often

Pros

Located near train, bright people, building and offices very nice,

Cons

Administrative assistant are serfs, actuaries are God.
Pay is fair, but no life balance
Disfunctional teamwork is tolerated

Advice to Senior Management

Treat your serfs like important part of the overall success of the compan

Pros

If you are interested in benefits and compensation, Watson Wyatt is the most professional staff in the industry. I learned a lot about the industry while I was allowed analytical freedom to perform work I thought would provide value to the company. The Senior Analyst I worked with provided me both with mentorship and encouragement leaving me with an excellent experience. While I eventually decided the industry was not for me it was a great learning opportunity for me.

Cons

The work can be a little tedious if you are expecting more client interaction at a lower level.

Pros

fair, lots of integrity, good people, very reasonable expectations

Cons

pressure to perform every month

Advice to Senior Management

don't merge with TP

Pros

Interesting work
Freedom with assignments
Good benefits

Cons

Small pay raises
Some leadership just so-so
Should allow more flexible schedules

Advice to Senior Management

Grow from within instead of hiring managers from other firms.

Pros

organized, consistent feedback. intelligent staff. externally competitive

Cons

morale, employee attitudes, lack of social skills

Advice to Senior Management

cross-functional promotions encouraged

Pros

nice people, nice culture, generous study package, good benifits, generally interesting work, relatively less stressful, Reigate and Westminster offices (a pro or con depending on your view)

Cons

The company has really lost direction,
they've been a bit greedy and tried to take over some of asset managers roles, this has led to clients no longer viewing them as impartial, which was their main selling point.
they have grown very fast, with no planed growth in infrastructure, so for instance knowledge management is awful
increasing specialisation has lead to real tensions between different groups which don't understand each other
Collectively these have undermined the collegiate culture of the firm
I've heard mixed things about the merger
Most good people leave as soon as they are trained

Advice to Senior Management

work out what you are trying to do and then do it efficiently

Pros

good benefits, nice environment. THey merged in January w/Towers Perrin so I don't know how it is now. Strong pay for performance culture. Hard work rewarded, provided that you are comfortable with self-promotion.

Cons

Billable hour targets are a bit unreasoanble considering the sales goals mandated. Not sure that the management structure in each office is effective.

Advice to Senior Management

Hard to tell. Colleagues were generally excited about the merger, but only time will tell how this will affect those associates who work for WWW. Overall, a good company.

Pros

Smart people, varied assignments, good collaborative working environment.
Associates treated fairly, opportunities for advancement good for most lines of business.
Clent focused firm.

Cons

Too reliant on actuarial business to generate revenue. Other practices too small to make a dent in the market. Too focused on billable hours goals.

Advice to Senior Management

Spend more time and money on developing consulting skills of junior staff. Too much focus on developing technical skills to the detriment of people skills.

Pros

The office events, the gifts and the time off or availabilty to work remotely. business cards, expense accounts, gas/meal reimbursements.

Cons

long hours, ambiguity with leadership

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the good work and great parties!