Poor place to work - Java Developer WTW Employee Review

1.0
Apr 10, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Easy going atmosphere with lots of flexibility.

Cons

Management can't look ahead nor plan more than 3-4 months. Priorities change constantly, sometimes in the middle or even at the end of a project. Total waste of developer hours and brings on a very confused atmosphere. Overall, they took away the 401k match and there have been no raises in 2 years. Employees are being asked to take unpaid leave to avoid layoffs but there have been numerous layoffs anyway. Mr. Plumeri received a half a million retention fee for staying in his job in this market, I think that speaks volumes.

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5.0
Jun 4, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Wonderful, intelligent colleagues, very collaborative, interesting work, lots of opportunity to move around the org

Cons

Risk averse so it’s slower to invest; penny wise but often pound foolish

3.0
Jun 17, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Paycheck is great, people to work with are generally very intelligent, positive and professional. Many positions are work from home or at least hybrid. Continuous learning is encouraged. Since the company is technically British, it is very inclusive and has several networks to ensure inclusion (although some such as the menopause support group are UK based which isn't surprising as the US doesn't typically care about such things though they should).

Cons

The workload is often insane to put it mildly. You are expected to sort of "do everything". When you are encouraged to speak up if you have too much work, they pretty much tell you "well you just have to figure out how to get it done because we have to give you more work". There is blatant favoritism. Those who are liked are praised for giving detailed answers on calls and granted a month off of PTO while those not as well liked get grilled when they ask for one day off and are told "not to overthink" when they try to provide detailed answers.

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