Poor Leadership/Work Life Balance - Principal Mercer Employee Review

1.0
May 23, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Great co-workers and intelligent people that work there. Good fast pace experience with little structure which was great for me as I enjoy putting puzzles together (processes).

Cons

Horrible leadership, recognition, salary advancements and training. This large company runs like a small new startup in the sense of professionalism, training and work life balance. There really isn't much opportunity to advance title wise and the ones that do are done via political means within leadership opposed to skill and knowledge. VERY high turnover from sales on down which makes the managing of clients, processes and staff very difficult throughout the year.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

-Trustworthy immediate colleagues -Good work/life balance and flexibility

Cons

-Little career pathing within company. Organization is extremely siloed, and cheap as they simply aren't interested in paying for small things to advance one's career like local industry conferences and events such as team holiday dinners that would have minimal impact on the company's bottom line. -Pay not aligned with skills or talent marketplace -One would think a benefits/career consultant would have decent pay and benefits. This is not the case

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