Lack of Transparency, Look Elsewhere - Business Development Specialist Aon Employee Review

1.0
Oct 1, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Company is a large name and has many different business areas you can be exposed to

Cons

The first thing to know is that this company is starting to end remote work. They call it "smart working" but it is really a RTO mandate. Two days in office required so far and discussions are already happening about switching to three days in office. This company has been on travel restrictions and a hiring freeze for the entire year. Company recently laid off a good chunk of people, doing everything they cold to not use the term layoffs. This was done with such poor communication, one manager did not realize one of their reports was laid off until they didn't show up for a meeting and had to read their out of office message stating they had been let go. As the company is letting go of people, they are still hosting town halls bragging about 9% organic revenue growth and stating that they are growing their staff and dedicated to their employees. They are either lying about how well they are doing or they are doing that well and still laying people off for the sole purpose of improving their share values. During these layoffs, HR was completely insensitive and offered no flexibility to anyone affected. Long story short, the company's leadership either thinks the company is going to have a downturn and they are letting people go proactively or the company is already in a downturn and they are not communicating that to employees.

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Remote. Don’t have to deal with micromanaging directors in person. Clients are great. Time off is generous.

Cons

Pay is not on par with the market even though our specific department sells compensation data. Quotas more than double some years and the commission is no longer commission, it’s a bonus pool. so far i’m making the lowest commission of my career here even though I’m selling far more. Additional bonus is only applicable once you hit quota. Consultants can compete with sales people and offer a lower cost an alternative solution for the client, undercutting sales people AND Aon and are basically immune and we are just told to accept it. Consultants are Never reprimanded. Quotas are also not determined until a few months into the year, every sales person feels like they are moving the goal post. Benefits cost goes up every year. They contribute way less to health benefits than many modern companies.

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