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      Cargill

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      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

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      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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      6K reviews
      2.0
      May 24, 2014

      Incompetent Leadership

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Very relaxed and undemanding compared to large multinationals. Lots of diversity in product range offer good opportunities for. Broad experience.

      Cons

      Complacent culture Senior management is a closed boys club Bureaucracy is everything

      2.0
      May 21, 2014

      Old school, some new blood

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Large scale operations provide interesting challenges. Real commitment to safety, food quality. Good basic benefits. Are trying to bring in new college grads to feed the future leadership roles, are starting to take hold in some plants. Are trying to expand value-added products to improve margins and expand markets. Have capital to invest. Have done some work to implement improvement programs. Company does take long term view some of the time.

      Cons

      Old school "boot in the butt" motivational philosophy, especially in Beef BU. In-bred management & supervision, lots of lifers with no other company / industry experience, many with no college education. Weak delegation skills. Commodity products lead to tight finances, low pay, penny wise decisions. Recent droughts have made finances worse, little / no bonuses last few years. Recent improvement programs have mixed results, very spotty leadership commitment. Many/most new college grad hires leave the division or company. Grinding long work hours for many people. Low pay /immigrant workforce has very high turnover.

      3.0
      May 20, 2014

      Silent company, big player in food business

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      high safety concern, good principles/ethics, good source for learning

      Cons

      long decision process, concervative, need more work flexibility

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