The Cargill that used to be!!!! - Product Manager Cargill Employee Review

4.0
Oct 5, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Cargill is a great company, used to be greater. It's the school for commodity trading and risk management, If you are not in this field in Cargill then you are missing all the action. Top class methodology and approach towards market risk management and controls. Great insight into commodity markets and great connection with both origin and destination markets.

Cons

Has become too political and full of "claimed to be good processes".In reality those have killed entrepreneurial approach and good risk taking. Work-life balance is not easily achieved. Wasted time in political battles.

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5.0
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Cons

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2.0
May 27, 2026
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Pros

Pay is good, especially on holidays! you get days off during the week and you work every other weekend

Cons

The schedule is hard, 12 hour days for 1 month then 12 hour nights then switch back. the environment is tough, the work load is heavy. not always the support you need to help you. favoritism, Management can be difficult, sink or swim type of culture, The testing is nearly impossible to get through. In the end you can do a great job in learning the job, if they don't want you, you will be replaced!

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