Towers Watson Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Towers Watson

Pros – Challenging projects, great people, flexible work environment

Cons – Difficult work/life balance, tough to share information within firm, unclear career paths for people not following typical actuarial career path

Advice to Senior Management – Don't underestimate the value of knowledge and experience.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Towers Watson full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – top company in its industry, challenging work, diverse opportunities and career paths. good pay.

Cons – while team work is strong within your consulting expertise, team work across lines of business is so so.

Advice to Senior Management – Work hard on culture, post merger.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Towers Watson full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – There's Lots of learning. You get to work on very interesting projects
They hire a certain type - 'friendly and easy to get along' and this makes the work environment extremely friendly

Cons – There's only learning - you pay for learning with the rest of your life
Management lives in a world of its own and cares only about billable hours and consultant utilization. There's nothing in it for junior employee (besides learning). consultants can do with training.

Advice to Senior Management – Practice what you preach.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Towers Watson

Pros – Bathrooms were very clean and well maintained

Cons – Office smelled really really bad

Current Employee – been working at Towers Watson full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – lot of research and knowledge in the organisation

Cons – long hours, the employees are always wrong, managers are always right, make money/focus on sales rather then deliver quality.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Towers Watson full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Flexible work arrangements possible
Working with smart people and established Fortune companies

Cons – After merger, still trying to build a cohesive culture.
Slow to change

Advice to Senior Management – Bridge the gap between Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt associates. Recent initiatives are a good start and seems like progress is being made.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Towers Watson full-time for less than a year

Pros – Flexible hours. Somewhat challenging job. colleagues pleasant to be with. great for early career learning

Cons – siloed practices. no clear incentive to stay for a long time unless you want to.

Advice to Senior Management – doing a pretty good job given current conditions, but if want a drastic improvement, the company needs a overhaul. such as broadening the practices and focusing less on shareholders (which I think it's most difficult)

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Towers Watson

Pros – Full of challenging and exciting work

Cons – work and life balance will be difficult

Current Employee – been working at Towers Watson full-time for less than a year

Pros – Helpful colleagues, flexibility as far as work-life balance is concerned. Telecommuting from home is not a problem when needed. This really helps folks like me who has a family. Enough corporate activities organized by the HR. Overall a good place to work.

Cons – The health insurance the company offers is absolutely ridiculous. By the time you are done paying the high deductibles, the year is over and a new set of deductibles kick in. Not very good for folks with families, especially with small kids where you may have to see the doctor very often. And if you have a family member who has got an ongoing issue like asthma/allergy etc. you will be better off finding some other place to work.

Advice to Senior Management – Must offer better health insurance for folks living in the greater Philadelphia area.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Towers Watson full-time for less than a year

Pros – Multi-national consulting firm - great exposure to various projects from early point in your career, Intellectual capital, Well-respected firm, pension/401k

Cons – Take home salaries for entry-levels are usually below industry's median. Actuarial study program is not generous.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend