Oliver Wyman Reviews

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Can be very long hours

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Limited variety of projects, manager quality and work life quality vary greatly by project.

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If you work in admin, support or operations for the firm, it can be challenging to feel excited about your work and that you're sharing in the success of the firm with so little context as to what the people you're working with are actually doing for their clients. Work/life balance was a little tough and I definitely worked overtime, but was compensated for it in addition to my regular salary, which was awesome. Like I said, I had a great relationship with my direct supervisors in our office, but felt like I had no clout with the higher-ups that actually made the final decisions on my final compensation, title changes, raises, etc. after taking on a ton of additional responsibilities.

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Hours can be demanding - varies based on project. Often requires travel. New York office has more of an FS focus

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We solve tough problems so the process can be painful

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You have very little say about what projects you take your first few years. Your trajectory at the firm will largely depend on these projects, which are outside your control. The firm sells a lot of very dull financial services work.

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Poor culture, old offices, bureaucracy

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- A consulting career can be volatile and unpredictable given the project-based nature of the work. Not for everyone.

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Very little say over projects in the first few years, hard to steer career

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Consulting hours
Travel
Limited due to MMC ownership compared to Partnerships on some benefits