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CIMMYT reviews

3.4

63% would recommend to a friend

(79 total reviews)

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture & values

2.6

Senior management

CIMMYT has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 79 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CIMMYT employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

79 reviews
2.0
Apr 16, 2019

Rewarding mandate, archaic management structure and corporate culture

Associate scientist
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

CIMMYT has a wonderful and regarding mandate, interesting multi-cultural environment, and ability for travel and adventure integrated into many positions

Cons

CIMMYT is stuck in a top-down corporate management style more appropriate to the 1960s (when the organization was founded). There has been so much positive research and examples of modern corporate structures to facilitate collaboration, innovation, and well-being in creative enterprises, none of these seem to be seriously taken up by management. CIMMYT is filled with lots of good people, but they are put into a toxic environment, which twists good people into a dysfunctioning work environment.

3.0
Nov 30, 2016

Associate Scientist

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I gave an overall rating of 3 stars because CIMMYT does some great work that really benefits poor farmers throughout the world, and many of its employees are very nice and supportive.

Cons

The organizational structure is terrible -- I happened to belong to one (of five) thematic programs, but worked on a project that was led by a different program. Additionally, I worked on the other side of the world from the HQ (where my boss was) in Mexico. These two factors meant that he didn't have a clue as to what I did on a day-to-day basis, and the key people in the other program didn't feel enough responsibility for me to make sure my strong value to the project was known by my boss. As a consequence I was not promoted. CIMMYT gives lip service to work-life balance -- if you don't work 55-60 hours/week, you will not get ahead. In addition, many of the employees are self-centered and only care about publications -- and will behave badly in pursuit of that objective.

4.0
Feb 6, 2025

Good place to work

Administrator
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good colleagues depending on which office you're based in.

Cons

Great bureaucracy and no work life balance.

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