Great place to learn - Investment Consultant WTW Employee Review

4.0
13 Jan 2013
Recommend
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Pros

A great place to learn! Excellent study support Friendly culture Young company and very social Supportive of learning Coworkers collaborate well and do not compete or judge 7% pension contribution is great

Cons

In the UK, the head office is in Reigate, which is in the middle of the countryside and very inconvenient to reach by both public transport and car (parking spaces are only given after working 4-5 years at the firm) Hours can be long. Not a good place to earn! Career progression can be slow especially for technical, non-client facing roles Career progression very much related to the time worked at the company, rather than your performance or the value you add. No reward on hard work, promotion is the same as it is related to the time you've worked at the firm and bonuses are standardized Very difficult and political to move teams, and limited opportunity to move across geographies despite being a global company Managers only care about their own team and don't care about the company as a whole, limiting employees opportunities to learn how the business works Every role in Towers Watson is very specialist due to the size of the firm, limiting future prospects and hindering exit opportunities

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5.0
4 Jun 2026
Recommend
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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

3.0
17 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Paycheck is great, people to work with are generally very intelligent, positive and professional. Many positions are work from home or at least hybrid. Continuous learning is encouraged. Since the company is technically British, it is very inclusive and has several networks to ensure inclusion (although some such as the menopause support group are UK based which isn't surprising as the US doesn't typically care about such things though they should).

Cons

The workload is often insane to put it mildly. You are expected to sort of "do everything". When you are encouraged to speak up if you have too much work, they pretty much tell you "well you just have to figure out how to get it done because we have to give you more work". There is blatant favoritism. Those who are liked are praised for giving detailed answers on calls and granted a month off of PTO while those not as well liked get grilled when they ask for one day off and are told "not to overthink" when they try to provide detailed answers.

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