Great Team, Overloaded with Work - Benefit Analyst Mercer Employee Review

4.0
Sep 19, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Great team to work with. -Good work life balance if you log off when phone lines close. -Good job to get some experience in the work field. -Enjoyed some aspects of the job. -Some people on calls were very nice.

Cons

-Lots of turnover. In my time there, I think we hired 6 people just on my team. -Not enough workers for the work - Overloaded with work. Also bad work distribution, I had more responsibilities than others in my same role. -Most deliverables end up late due to lack of workers. -Phone calls - they said around 5 calls a day when I started. I took around 10-20 on an average day, with the most being around 40 calls in one day with people out. -Lacking on the technology front. No email to participants due to "security purposes." -Was expected to stay an extra half hour certain days due to helpline closing later. Wasn't compensated for extra hour or so each week.

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Pros

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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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