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Difficult to advance for people not from Latin America, Caribbean - Staff Senior Communications Specialist Inter-American Development Bank Employee Review

3.0
Feb 11, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Fascinating work, intelligent colleagues, high salaries, and great benefits.

Cons

There isn't great job security (I was offered a buyout in a sudden downsizing prompted by a change in government of a donor country). The corporate culture is insular and prefers employees from Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Inter-American Development Bank Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’d love to learn more about your experience and how we can improve. The IDB is a place where people who are committed and passionate about improving lives in Latin America and the Caribbean get to do what they love in a diverse, collaborative, and stimulating work environment.

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Cons

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