Rio Tinto reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(2,427 total reviews)

Simon Trott

61% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Rio Tinto has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,427 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rio Tinto employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Oct 19, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

pay starts high, but will not appreciate well over time. Newer employees get offered more than employees that stay.

Cons

management is terrible, bad leaders that will expect you to work many extra hours and micro manage your tasks

2.0
Oct 17, 2025

Poor culture still exists

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Large scale, smart people, nice offices

Cons

Horrendous bullying and poor behaviour in Montreal offices and Singapore, passed off as ‘cultural norms’ . Large gap of female leadership. Meetings at all hours in global roles. Layoffs.

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