ED&F Man reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(133 total reviews)
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Chris Mahoney

89% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

ED&F Man has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 133 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ED&F Man employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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133 reviews
1.0
Feb 26, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

None, there is nothing good about working here apart from leaving at the end of the day

Cons

Taking lunch involves queuing at lifts for 20 minutes just to get out or into the office. Sugar Traders can do what they like. Printing takes forever. IT department is just a boy's club. lots of bullying by certain leadership in IT, and bribery is rife when it comes to selecting contracts or vendors... I cant wait to get out.

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ED&F Man Response
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Thank you for your review. While we are disappointed that your experience has been negative, we do not accept that it is representative of our employees and we absolutely refute any allegations of bribery or bullying. We have every confidence in the professionalism and integrity of our technology leadership.
1.0
Dec 16, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Nothing to add to from the review from the 11th Dec 100% true "There was very few Pros. Apart from a lovely state of the art building. Although Ed&F Man staff have to take the service entrance, as we were not considered important enough to enter in the main entrance like 90% of the other building tenants. Most of IT staff very nice and decent people"

Cons

Nothing to add to from the review from the 11th Dec 100% true "There was 300% turnover of staff , it was like a revolving door. Nobody stays in Group IT for very long. The Senior management have very little idea about managing staff. They rule with an Iron fist. In my experience, I felt bullied and their tactics are intimidating, with threatening behaviour to towards their staff and I also found the blame culture off the scale. There is absolutely no motivation, no training and a complete lack of investment in regards to Group IT staff. Exit interview are constantly ignored by HR as EVERYONE repeatedly complains (it is simply brushed under the carpet, no doubt filed in the wastebasket). There is NO work life balance. You work VERY long hours with NO OVERTIME including weekends and bank holidays. The Core values are simply lip service. NO respect, NO Collaboration. Just found this place to be VERY, VERY unpleasant place to work in. BEWARE!!"

2.0
Mar 24, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

The story of this 230 year old company is very interesting.

Cons

An immense lack of controls coupled with irresponsible behaviours have led to catastrophic results in certain areas. There is excessive bureaucracy which slows down everything everyone does. Employees are viewed as numbers and are very easily disposed of.

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