Cargill reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(5,821 total reviews)
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68% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Cargill has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,821 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cargill employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews
3.0
Aug 12, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Cargill overall has done well by me. I've been promoted twice in 4 years. There is a lot opportunity for college grads to take on large scale projects and be in charge of many areas of the plants. They have strong core values and safety and integrity is always key. There are tons of opportunities to gain and build on your knowledge base. Senior leadership has a pretty good understanding on challenges at the plant level and Safety is lived, not just talked about.

Cons

Too many large initiatives happening at the same time. As a manager it can be difficult to drive change, hold ourselves and others accountable for the change, and convince reluctant employees to change when we have 3 or 4 large scale changes every couple of years or so.

3.0
Aug 4, 2012

General Manager - Egypt Sugar

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Used to be: Self fulfilling, challenging and inspiring. Built on team spirit and cooperation and deep analysis.

Cons

Too much centralization past 4 years coming down from HQ. Killed intiative and leadership and accountability.

4.0
Jul 26, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

High integrity and strong values. Cargill's "guiding principles" describe guide of conduct how to do business. Many companies should emulate. Great people

Cons

Too much bureaucracy, too heavy and long processes making us miss opportunities. Have become too short-term focused e.g. overvaluing next quarter earnings although it is a private company. That made the company focus too much on the easiest way of cost reduction: freeze capex and fire employees

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