Only take a position here if it is your last resort - Actuarial Analyst WTW Employee Review

1.0
6 May 2020
Recommend
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Pros

The people who you are hired in with become your best friends Development of analytic skills is excellent

Cons

Impossible billable hours goal that will have you working late weekdays, weekends, and holidays to meet Leadership and anyone above an analyst level is so overwhelmed that they do not take time to develop you and then submit bad feedback for everything that was out of your control and to cover their own butt Advertise a bonus but the bonus pool never starts at 100 percent. Meaning you can reach your billable hour goal, even exceed it and they will still have an excuse as to why they cannot give you 100%. Leadership picks favorites on who gets what amount. Claim you can work from home whenever you want but make you feel terrible when you need to and put all these added stipulations. You will work 50+ hours and still be forced to take PTO if you are not in the office 9-4. You do NOT get a raise with promotions. They role it into your yearly, they believe that giving you a 3-5% raise each year is doing you a huge favor and you should be grateful even though you average 50 hours a week and ask you to people manage and lead trainings. Tell you not to pass exams so they do not have to pay you more. If you do pass exams they will not move you to a position that you deserve. They have let so many rockstars walk away because of this. Consulting will be promoted in less than 2 years and have less analytical skills than you but since you are ASC they make you adhere to these outrageous ‘competencies’ I am sure this company used to be great but they have turned and now value profit over people.

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5.0
4 Jun 2026
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Pros

Wonderful, intelligent colleagues, very collaborative, interesting work, lots of opportunity to move around the org

Cons

Risk averse so it’s slower to invest; penny wise but often pound foolish

2.0
28 Mar 2026
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Pros

- Work is challenging - Benchmarking and survey data provides value - Can build a large network across employers, vendors and carriers

Cons

- "Merit" or annual pay increases are often less than annual Federal cost of living adjustments to address inflation. I have earned less every year I remain at WTW. - If promoted, raise is combined with "merit" and dilutes both amounts. I've never heard of one person being satisfied with merit + promotion salary increase. If anything, this is the final trigger to seek employment elsewhere. - High billable rates paired with higher execution/client satisfaction expectations yet overall pay/comp don't reflect it. Internal systems and process distract from productivity and impact. - Limited to no investment in training and development outside of internal webinars - Always hear "our people are the difference" yet it doesn't feel like that when it comes to total comp, professional development, and systems/tools that make sense - After 7 years, burnout is high amongst colleagues and I personally can't imagine many more anniversaries. Many high-performing, valued colleagues have left in last 12 months

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