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CIMMYT reviews

3.4

63% would recommend to a friend

(79 total reviews)

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture & values

2.6

Senior management

CIMMYT has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 79 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CIMMYT employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

79 reviews
2.0
Jan 27, 2022

Lack of vision and direction

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Honorable mission and history. - Good pay and benefits

Cons

- Generally old-fashioned. Lacks flexibility and is extremely slow to include new methods, new ideas, new ways of working.. - Since the change of leadership in 2021, the organization has been lacking vision and direction. It is not clear what CIMMYT wants to accomplish and how to get there. It has also changed the culture to mistrust and micromanagement. Along with the general lack of motivation caused by Covid and the merge with One CGIAR, staffs are burning out and leaving. - Lack of transparency. Leadership never explains the reasons behind decisions or appointments. It is not even clear who is leading certain programs or departments. - Leadership doesn't trust other teams and units. Everything has to be micromanaged by the top leader and his clique. Initiative and proactivity are discouraged. - Short-sighted decisions and policies. Policies are applied and interpreted against staff, just to save a few dolars. - Lack of professional development prospects. Zero possibilities to evolve to a higher role..

3.0
Mar 1, 2016

Mixed Bag

Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some projects are very well run and offer a good opportunity to do agricultural research-for-development work around the world.

Cons

CIMMYT overall is an extremely poorly run organization. It is very bureaucratic, and yet also lacks many of the basic systems needed to provide a supportive, efficient working environment. It's possible to have a relatively OK working experience here, depending on where you are posted and which project you work on, but you will inevitably be negatively affected by the dysfunction. At all costs, stay away from the CIMMYT India office as it is an extremely unhealthy workplace, managed ineffectively and deeply unprofessional.

3.0
Jan 19, 2016

poor value for your dedication to institution

Senior scientist
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great perks and freedom to work, salaries are good compared to the local markets, good multidisciplinary learning, some senior colleagues are really good advisers.

Cons

Bad management style, poor fund planning, not many policies and long term vision in place. No value for people who work for team, and institution. Only one think that is valued is publication irrespective of how you get it. Very poor planning, foresight and communication. Some people continue to use the system for their advantage, and top management pretend they don't see or hear.

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