Cargill reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(5,824 total reviews)
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Brian Sikes

68% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Cargill has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,824 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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2.0
Jun 3, 2014

Human Resource Processionals - Stay Away

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There is the potential to gain a great deal of experience given the size and many jobs available. It is also an ideal company to start your career. I would not recommend this company for seasoned HR or L&D professionals.

Cons

For seasoned HR or L&D professionals, it is a dead end unless you are in the "clique". They take care of each other and there is this select group that continues to receive all of the opportunities. It is quite dysfunctional. While they speak a lot about "development" they do not practice what they preach. The rest of us are never given a second thought. I am a seasoned HR professional that thought I had a lot to offer this company. It was apparent after a few years that it did not matter because I was not in the "clique". Within my team, I was told that I was the most professional and accountable. There was one person who had a chronic problem with LOAs and another that was placed on a PIP. We had a manager that was young and just serving her two years so that she could move on to her next promotion. She did move on and the manager that was to oversee our work, gave us little or no time as he was having an affair with a colleague. I worked hard to find a new role within HR and L&D, but I was not successful. My job was eliminated while the rest of the dysfunction in my HR team remained. I started my job at Cargill feeling so pumped and excited. I left the company feeling quite diminished.

4.0
Jun 1, 2014

Accountant

Recommend
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Pros

Cross-functional opportunities. Process-oriented. Very structured. Very stable.

Cons

Too structured? Too regimented? Work life balance can be a challenge during month-end close.

4.0
May 31, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good work-life balance and relatively good benefits package if you are in the senior levels.

Cons

Too little difference in compensation between performers and non performers.

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