More generic advice about companies: if you can, it’s better to speak with both someone currently with the company and someone that left. Sometimes those no longer with the company may have an axe to grind. Maybe they were a low performer. Maybe they just had a crappy boss and others in the company may have a different experience.
Agree that those in the department you are interviewing with may sometimes have an incentive to paint a rosy picture if they really need help. If you have a connection in the company outside the department, give them a call.
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my_alt
December 2, 2022, 11:59am
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WTW is an absolute s***hole of a company run by the worst people imaginable.
I think we all know that most companies suck.
I haven’t heard anyone praise an actual company
All jobs suck. People pay other people to do things because they don’t want to do them otherwise.
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Maybe we need a thread that is what makes a company good or better than average
ao_fan
December 3, 2022, 5:49pm
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lol, now say it with your main id!
i don’t have an alt. this is probably a thread where an alt would be useful.
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Mar
December 3, 2022, 10:38pm
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I’m currently at one that doesn’t suck and they seem to think my work’s good, which probably helps with the not-sucking part.
this is not enough. they also need to reward you for it. otherwise it’s all just empty talk
Would you still be doing it if they didn’t pay you?
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my_alt
December 5, 2022, 2:49pm
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This is my main/only ID! Anonymity has no impact on my willingness to speak honestly about that company.
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ao_fan
December 5, 2022, 4:19pm
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I hope you don’t still work for WTW.
merger after merger couldn’t possibly be good for morale there.
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eveyrone shit talks their company. nobody likes their company
ao_fan
December 5, 2022, 4:37pm
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not everyone says this about their company. if they do, hopefully they found a different place to work.
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I liked my old companies and my current one. There are some issues but it has more to do with personnel.
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December 7, 2022, 12:48pm
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John.S.Mill:
say their names
If you want companies who’ll be happy to have you working 5 hrs a day and paid for a full time job, you might be looking for a long time.
I thought Chubb was good, although the culture definitely changed after ACE acquired them. Not necessarily in a bad way though.