Wood Mackenzie reviews

3.0

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Wood Mackenzie has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 587 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Wood Mackenzie employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Beratung industry (3.7 stars).

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587 reviews
2.0
Dec 21, 2016
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Pros

* Great stepping stone for people new to the energy industry * Healthcare and work/life balance are better than most other companies * VERY bright analysts

Cons

* Leadership suffers from 'Peter Principle' - virtually all executives have been promoted to their level of incompetence * Leadership has no path forward and afraid to show weakness by asking Verisk corporate centre for help * There is no career development plan; new hires need to come in with a mercenary plan of learning about the industry and then moving on to company with real career paths * Advancement (especially in Research) is all about politics both in the office and actual politics. Once you are on the wrong side of a political issue, hit the eject button and get out * New Research organisation is populated at the top with people in global roles having (a) no global experience, (b) no subject matter expertise, (c) horrible team management skills * I have never seen a less professional way of treating people. The public humiliation of people you have personal grievances with needs to stop. The public treatment of several high profile people pushed-out of the company was outrageous (and might have HR liability implications)

1.0
Nov 25, 2016

Bought my company, only to gut it!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Can offer big salaries, but only in time of high oil price. No due diligence performed, they purchase companies just to spend capex and fire staff to protect senior managements opex.

Cons

Departments do not communicate, so often 12 people are working on the same thing. Agendas matter more then the correct solution

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We are very sorry to hear your concerns and appreciate your honesty. We'd be keen to discuss the issues you have raised further. You can get in touch with us via hrenquiries@woodmac.com or your local HR Business Partner to request a confidential discussion on this – we look forward to hearing from you.
4.0
Oct 11, 2016

Good opportunities

Anonymous employee
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Pros

They're an acknowledged industry leader. They have real business going on that's likely to become more critical to their clients, not less. Across the company there are some genuinely nice people who will make you feel welcome.

Cons

It feels like they've been going through a lengthy restructuring process, triggered by the acquisition by Verisk 2 years ago, and yet to complete. For the right person, this presents great opportunities both for increasing visibility into the business, and also for building your skill set. But - you do have to actively manage your experience to make the most of it.

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