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      Cargill

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      Cargill reviews

      4.0

      76% would recommend to a friend

      (5,828 total reviews)
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      Brian Sikes

      69% approve of CEO

      61% positive business outlook

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      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      Cargill has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,828 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
      2.0
      Jul 25, 2014

      Company has grown into a bureaucracy where politics trumps performance

      Anonymous employee
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      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Job security, huge balance sheet, private company able to focus on the long-term

      Cons

      Far too many employees that would likely not cut it at other companies due to underperformance remain employed and in some cases in positions with significant responsibility, often stagnating earnings in business units particularly the energy platform which has lost many key senior traders in the past 2 years which had been large contributors to earnings over the past decade.

      4.0
      Jun 15, 2014

      Good first job in Quality Assurance

      Qm chemist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      exposure to large scale manufacturing, food safety, and quality control work in labs. Easy to get along with technicians that run the plant, the engineers aren't as sociable though. Solid experience in chemistry and food and beverage industry. Many jobs available in many business units. Resources to learn about other manufacturing plants in the facility.

      Cons

      Eddyville, IA is in out in the country. Des Moines is the closest city (1 hour away). Not easy to get promoted unless you plan to live your life at work and stay here in the area. Job can get repetative. Pay raises do not really happen. No paid overtime. Shift schedule including nights.

      3.0
      Apr 28, 2014

      Recent changes have destroyed the culture

      It manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Any of the businesses that are not associated with Tartan are still great places to work. The entrepenurial spirit of growing businesse and working with customers are tough to find anywhere else. If in the right business, the potential for career growth is significant.

      Cons

      Stay as far awary as possible from the Tartan initiative. The consultants brought in to implement SAP (primarily Accenture) have poisoned the culture to the point where it's unrecognizable from the Cargill that used to be a great place to work.

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