Cargill reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(5,806 total reviews)
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69% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Cargill has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,806 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cargill employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews
3.0
Nov 21, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Top performers will get more pay incentives - Great work for the communities

Cons

- Boys club mentality. Those who help upper management outside of work (side businesses/projects) or become acquaintances to upper management will get preferential treatment (job assignments, offsite invites, golf tournaments, etc). - Promises great opportunities with new projects. Unfortunately, these often get cancelled which people have lost their jobs (Tartan and ASAP). Alternatively, new projects often go over budget. You will work countless hours of overtime only to not get a bonus or a raise in pay because those are tied to the profits which is unfortunately over budget. NEVER volunteer for a new project or build a new plant. - Those leaders who excel and train their team to do their jobs will find themselves vulnerable and be let go from the company. - As you accumulate vacation, you find that you will not have enough opportunity to take it, thus you can carry over some and lose the rest. - Expect phone calls 24/7 if you are in management. - Expect to work nights and evenings on plant issues, projects, trying to get caught up.

1.0
Aug 27, 2017

Laid off, chewed up and spit out

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's huge. That's about it.

Cons

+No one wants to manage but all think they deserve management pay. +Stepping stone culture. Watch your back. +Cheap. +Narrow minded. +Opportunistic and unfair to employees. +Global focus at expense of MN employees.

2.0
Apr 28, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People are generally loyal and committed. Decent pay and benefits, flexibility in work/life balance though that is changing. Strong business, good work environment and great people.

Cons

IT leadership is short-sighted and inexperienced, interested only in building their resume, unwilling to consider different perspective. Process is mandated despite outcomes. They will spin anything as success and make excuses all day long.

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