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
4.0
May 16, 2014

Good company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

challenging work, good benefits, great safety culture, the company is trying to adopt and implement latest ideas in business and is trying to transform itself

Cons

silo mentality, very operations focused,needs to develop its employees further

2.0
Apr 30, 2014

Is mining business?

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company generally pays well and tries to be a leader in safety, health, and environment.

Cons

The company is run by miners and not business men. Regularly, poor choices are made that no rational business person would make.

4.0
Apr 30, 2014

Good place to work.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people here are very friendly and always willing to help on projects. The company promotes advancement but it's not as easy as they make it seem to be.

Cons

You only get 2 weeks vacation for the first 5 years. The champion telecommunting but don't let many people do it.

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