I worked at this company for three years and my biggest regret is not leaving earlier.
The first red flag was the training received. The training is too much information at once without an idea of whether you are on track. Since the structure at Alight is so convoluted it is difficult to really ask questions and find managers with a vested interest. Overall management is uninterested, lazy, and always seems to busy to invest time in employees. Most of management has been with the firm for 15+ years and not interested in growing in their careers making it difficult for younger employees to see a clear career path. Get your hiring profile right! You cannot hire people from good colleges and expect them to be content in a role that is going nowhere at a company that is going nowhere with disengaged managers.
After the company was sold to Blackstone leaders were vocal about how the firm would change and bring in a new era. You can’t change the firm when you don’t invest in new technology, better leaders, better training, better pay, etc. The firm was able to stay afloat because of the Aon Hewitt name—but now they have the worst performing part of the company with no reputation. The middle layer managers are completely incompetent for the most part and have no idea how to do anything but manipulate TBA and talk about IRS regulations. The attitude for most managers is to find someone to place blame on when issues arise. An underlying personality trait that I found was that most people who had been there for a while and seemed to like the job were awkward, dull, and were content staring at a computer all day.
For those of you still at Alight —get out before the company goes up in flames. For those of you that are looking into a career at Alight —please go elsewhere. And for those of you that have already left —Congratulations you’re in a better place!
