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      Cargill

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      Cargill reviews

      4.0

      76% would recommend to a friend

      (5,805 total reviews)
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      Brian Sikes

      69% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

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      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      Cargill has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,805 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
      Oct 5, 2008

      Tread lightly at first and be ready for the backlash when you act.

      Senior project manager
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Job security is good because: 1. Cargill is global and well positioned in basic industries. 2. Talent pool is shallow, and people are unmotivated. If you are a driver, and competent you will shine. 3. The senior management knows what needs to be done to change the organization.

      Cons

      The compensation is 20% to 30% below market. That would be fine if the intrinsic rewards were in line. The culture is highly political and passive aggressive. Getting things done there is very difficult as the culture is not execution oriented. It is very difficult and risky to have honest, objective discussions about organizational performance.

      4.0
      Oct 3, 2008

      Cargill is an outstanding company, decent employer.

      Business manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Global scope and competent senior management provides tremendous opportunities for career growth. The strong heritage of the company provides a focused training program that helps new hires learn the business from the ground up. There are many opportunities to relocate as employees take on additional responsibility (although this is almost exclusively at the management level - including junior managers). Conservative management and culture is refreshing for employees who value stability and steady growth. Very sensible management team, not willing to be swayed by current fads and trends.

      Cons

      Pay is below industry standard (in an industry that already provides modest compensation). For some, it may ben a downside that opportunities to advance require they relocate frequently (>1 time every 3 years or so) to learn about different businesses. Slow to adopt new technology, viewing may I/T updates as a cost, rather than a tool necessary to respond to customer needs (though this may vary by BU).

      2.0
      Sep 23, 2008

      Cargill Meat Solutions would be the perfect company to work for if it would come to the 21st century.

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The many different areas an engineer is exposed to at a Cargill meat processing plant is unlike any that I know of. A person can learn as much or as little as he/she is motivated to.

      Cons

      There is really poor leadership ammong upper management and a overall lack of communication within the facilities. The upper management has a very, "old school," mentality and typically does a terrible job of developing people.

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