The people are excellent but the company could be so much better. - Principal Consultant Mercer Employee Review

4.0
Aug 29, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The best reason to work at Mercer is the quality of the consulting staff who are smart and driven without being cut throat competitive. Mercer also has a very open and collaborative work environment. Historically has been a great company for advancement for self-motivated, entrepreneurial types. Mercer also has an unrivaled array of offerings, specialties and is generally very supportive of lateral movement within the company.

Cons

Mercer has a distinct lack of clarity around career paths and how rewards are distributed. Recently, the company has also engaged in a proliferation of processes and infrastructure that hinders consultants from spending time on clients.

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5.0
Jun 17, 2026
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Pros

Great environment and leadership. Learned a lot.

Cons

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3.0
Jun 20, 2026
Recommend
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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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