Culture of Inane Overwork -- Avoid If Possible - Associate Oliver Wyman Employee Review

2.0
16 May 2022
Recommend
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Pros

+ Fun activities for co-location weeks (sporting events, etc) + Nice lateral peers + Some interesting work

Cons

- Above industry working hours (~70+ per week and we were allowed 1 "early night" every two weeks which meant you could log off at 7pm instead of 11pm) - Below industry compensation, benefits and recognition - Boring and often inane work (lots of remediation work) - "Eat your young / eat what you kill" culture - Difficult working environment that is quite competitive and, at times, asinine (i.e. do everything the "OW way" even if unnecessary or illogical) - As already stated in multiple places, terrible for experienced hires (no standardized onboarding nor training at all) - Very high turnover and attrition rate

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5.0
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Pros

Great environment and an excellent team.

Cons

Long working hours and limited work-life balance.

4.0
20 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good culture, solid pay, good benefits

Cons

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