Great company, but comp is way below market rate. - Executive Assistant Mercer Employee Review

3.0
2 Oct 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Mercer has an amazing environment of talented, smart people, and one of the friendliest environments I've had the opportunity to be a part of.

Cons

Compensation is well below market rate, and isn't based on merit. Mercer has a tendency to retain people that are known low performers, while the extra workload is transferred to peers. There's an obvious imbalance in workloads, yet compensation doesn't reflect that as low performers are rewarded on the same basis as high performers.

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5.0
1 Mar 2026
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Pros

Strong Network Experience with many industries

Cons

Lighter-touch conceptual learning rather than industry-specific mastery

2.0
2 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Remote flexibility, which is nice.

Cons

You will not get a raise and if you do, it'll be 1%. Managers will not help you with escalating issues, you're on your own. It'll be blamed on you. You'll work so much overtime you won't have a social life.

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