Working at Aon is like being a small fish in a very big pond - Accountant Aon Employee Review

2.0
Jan 11, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Aon has a great benefits package, and after 5 years, they offer 3 weeks of paid vacation, along with 4 personal days.

Cons

Career advancement happens when someone else leaves or gets fired. Aon management gives a LOT of rhetoric on talent development and retention, but you never see any of the practices in play. My manager does not want to see me promoted/transferred (as upper management says they like to see happen) because it would mean her losing someone on her staff. Aon has blindly invested heavily in building their own internal software program, only to spend the last 6+ years doing nothing but fixing problems with it. Even if all problems were resolved, they'd be left with a program that would have been considered outdated 10 years ago.

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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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