ADM reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,876 total reviews)
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Juan R. Luciano

71% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

ADM has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,876 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ADM employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Dec 1, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

This company is a little more stable from layoffs than most. No union at certain plants which could be a pro or con.

Cons

Mediocre treatment of employees at best, they do the bare minimum to stay under the radar. Nepotism is rampant in the workplace, you have to be good friends or family with management to move up. If they don’t like you for any reason, they’ll “find” ways to get rid of you. You have to fake it to make it here which has turned into a very toxic work environment. No profit sharing. No bonuses for hourly employees. Meeting and exceeding production goals is rewarded with pizza parties when the company is profitting billions. Silly performance reviews with subjects like “clock watching” but they don’t want you clocking in early, staying late or taking too long a break and want you going to break at specific times which force you to keep an eye on the clock. An easy way for them to give you bad reviews to have documentation of “poor work performance” which hurt your chances for promotion and make it easier to fire you if the need arises for them. If you complain about anything they will investigate themselves much like a corrupt police department and find they did nothing wrong. They will retaliate tactfully as to not get in trouble. Department of Labor won’t help as going up against a multi billion dollar corporation isn’t worth their time. You are not rewarded for going above and beyond, in fact it is often ridiculed and looked down upon. They want you to almost be a robot. Annual pay increases are meager, only enough to cover increased medical premiums, nothing more for inflation and or cost of living. Literally you will get a 2.5% annual pay increase and your premium increases 2.5%.

2.0
Aug 27, 2022

Culture rife with politics, nepotism and favoritism

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay, great and inexpensive benefits. Ability to advance due to high turnover

Cons

You will do well at ADM if your parent works there or if you are well connected to upper management. People will routinely introduce themselves as so-and-so’s son/daughter, so-and-so’s kid’s best friend, so-and-so’s gym buddy. People with powerful connections will rise rapidly and despite obvious incompetence. Pay is hugely disparate. Safety in the plants is a joke and hazardous conditions are routinely hidden from inspectors and auditors. Politics are complex, and ugly. Very much a middle-school environment of the kids in the inner circles vs. the outsiders. Casual racism and sexism is sprinkled through the conversation of management. Extremely hostile work environment and reporting any of it gets a target painted on your back. Hugely toxic work environment. They pay well and it’s hard to leave for that reason

2.0
Feb 7, 2022

Over Extended

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to move into different career paths easily. Travel opportunities Global company with chances to expat Diverse workforce Fair Pay

Cons

No job security Numerous Reductions in Workforce Prefers and is proud to run extremely lean Poor or no training Prefers to staff with contractors or outsourcing Extremely behind the times from a technology standpoint Disregards Loyality

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