"If it ain't broke, don't fix it." - Anonymous employee Mercer Employee Review

2.0
Jun 3, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The work itself is interesting. The subject matter is stimulating. Good variety of retainer-client work and one-off projects.

Cons

Don't give us the peace sign and a smile and then turn around and decrease our bonuses by 40%. Enough with the faux-morale boosting events (bagels, pizza, casual dress days). If you want to build a stronger work environment, you'll reward high performers and you'll ship out poor performers. Stop subsidizing and encouraging mediocrity while penalizing those who work hard. We're tired of this.

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Mercer Response
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Mercer colleague, Thank you for sharing your feedback. We are disappointed you feel like you are not having a positive work experience at Mercer. Regarding our goals and compensation, we always have room to improve, but we do place a great deal of value sharing our successes across our businesses. There are many factors that sit between the goals we set for our overall business and the goals that are set at an individual level – but one common theme prevails which is to reward our talent fairly and transparently. I encourage you to connect with your direct manager to gain a better understanding of our rewards processes if they are unclear. You can also send an email to ColleagueFeedback@Mercer.com to share further context on your questions and concerns.

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