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Inter-American Development Bank reviews

3.9

82% would recommend to a friend

(563 total reviews)

Ilan Goldfajn

76% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Inter-American Development Bank has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 563 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Inter-American Development Bank employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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563 reviews
3.0
May 11, 2015

Financial Analyst

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Pros

As an international employee you don't pay income tax (only if you are not an US citzen); Great for Spanish speaker professionals since the work is carried out in Spanish; I consider it a stable job, at least in Finance and Accounting they are always looking for employees to stay there long term; 2 days of vacation each month.

Cons

They do not pay over time when we work late or on the weekends/holidays (which happens very often - not so much work on the weekend, but lots of work late during the week) without getting paid; Althou HR and the company encourages that you have a good work+personal life balance, it does not always happen; it is a chalenge to work there if you don't speak Spanish;

2.0
Apr 27, 2015

Great staff benefits, toxic work environment

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The organization gives opportunity to work in a variety of countries and on high-impact projects from design through completion. Staff persons have at least a relative job stability and great benefits. Consultants are disposable and have little opportunity to advance or secure a permanent position.

Cons

Extremely unhealthy work environment, lack of meritocracy, HR is 20 years behind, extremely political and bureaucratic, no recourse if you face discrimination or other workplace issue

4.0
Apr 23, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Great work-life balance. Salary is very competitive at early stages of your career. Senior Management is well prepared, especially EVP and VPs. President is excellent at promoting the institution and strengthening political ties. Incredible benefits as staff employee. Rewarding institutional goals.

Cons

No incentives, no serious HR career development and compensation plan. Very complicated professional growth. Very political in some decisions. A lot of dead weight that has recurrently to be trash out through under covered reorganizations. Very little negotiation power as a contractual employee.

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