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      Wood Mackenzie

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      Wood Mackenzie reviews

      3.3

      57% would recommend to a friend

      (878 total reviews)
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      Jason Liu

      49% approve of CEO

      47% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      2.8

      Senior management

      Wood Mackenzie has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 878 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wood Mackenzie employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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      878 reviews
      3.0
      Aug 23, 2018

      Losing its way, many good people leaving

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Tries to be competitive and cutting edge, but not really there yet. In general, many kind people who seem sincere at least on surface.

      Cons

      Still very much stick in mud, losing its direction in past couple of years, how come so many people leaving and many of them are good performers. Cost cutting efforts have started bordering on absurdity and projecting a poor image to clients. Management highly political it is scary.

      2.0
      Jul 1, 2018

      Rather a mixed bag

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Bright, eager, younger analysts; collaborative culture; strong historic market position, good reputation; long-standing client list; rich, deep, historical data; parent company is providing capital for growth; first class benefits; fresh, modern offices; many generous, UK-originated HR policies

      Cons

      Market reputation is faltering; intensifying competition is taking its toll; penetration into new markets is not well thought out; opaque company strategy ("WoodMac 2.0"), not fully understood at all levels; hazy alignment with Verisk; cumbersome, reluctant decision-making, slow responses; weak integration of acquisitions; erosion of subject matter expertise; very dated IT infrastructure; cumbersome client-user interfaces; short-sighted opex control Small company culture is quickly eroding; highly disruptive levels of employee turnover; widely varied employee satisfaction (non-UK offices, & downstream business segments are much lower); plum international jobs mostly go to UK expats; gender imbalance at senior levels; shambolic regional sales & marketing, totally consumed by their CRM processes

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      Wood Mackenzie Response
      7y
      Appreciate the feedback. We’re really focused on growing the business and, as you say, we have talented people here who advise blue chip clients across the oil, gas, mining, metals, chemicals and of course renewables sectors. In terms of the vision we are working on getting everyone behind our bold ambitious 2.0 plan which will transform our company and improve what we can offer clients. There is much to do and we are excited about our future.
      2.0
      Jan 30, 2017

      Awful constant restructuring

      Analyst
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      Pros

      Congenial working environment, colleagues were once focused on research and knowledge sharing so plenty to learn from each other. Quality of analysis is superb. Great work-life balance

      Cons

      Repeated restructuring/banding is a pain and distraction to employees. Loss of key sales personnel that will steal business away eventually. Power struggle and politics seem to be the current focus of employees and bosses, a sad sight in stark contrast to the good old days....

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      Wood Mackenzie Response
      9y
      Hi there, I'm the APAC Head of Research at Wood Mackenzie and I wanted to take the time to thank you for your service at the company and your feedback. I’m glad to hear you enjoyed the working environment and were able to experience a good work/life balance. We certainly value this - we care about each other, we are committed to wellness and balance for all. Thanks also for the compliment on the quality of our analysis. I'd like to address your point around restructuring. Yes, we are in the midst of a change process which can be a challenge but it is so that we can do better, embracing management improvement techniques as well as technology to improve existing processes and to unlock the vast amount of creativity and innovation across our 1,300 people. We are not perfect but we strive hard to do what's right for each other and for our clients. Gavin
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