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Updated May 19, 2013
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3.3 260 reviews

                             

84% Approve of the CEO

Cargill Chairman, President, and CEO Greg Page

Greg Page

(177 ratings)

68% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Wichita, KS (US)

Current Employee – been working at Cargill full-time for more than 7 years

ProsPotential for growth, mobility and training.

ConsOverall good company with pockets of unethical and political behaviors.

Advice to Senior ManagementListen to employees, leave old school philosophies, egos and personal vendettas out of workplace.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Delhi (India)

Current Employee – been working at Cargill full-time for more than 7 years

ProsAll About Best Culture and Values .

ConsAll are Very Corporative with each other .

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Minneapolis, NC (US)

Current Employee – been working at Cargill full-time for more than 8 years

ProsVery open environment and a very good school of business

ConsSometimes too much bourocracy. Avg pág to talent

Advice to Senior ManagementKeep flexible and action oriented

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Gurgaon, Haryana (India)

Former Employee – worked at Cargill full-time for more than a year

Pros- Gives lots of responsibility
- wise variety of business to interact with

Cons- Few processes are repeatative

Advice to Senior Management- Pls remove those processes which are for the namesake and not adding the real value for organization.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Former Employee – worked at Cargill

ProsPro employee fittings that encourages work life balance

Conslittle interaction amongst colleagues, leading to distancing

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Current Employee – been working at Cargill

ProsFamily oriented, many technical people to call on.

ConsDoes not focus on leadership, tends to be old school.

Advice to Senior ManagementFocus on leadership and trust and leverage your people.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Current Employee – been working at Cargill full-time

ProsMultinational company that reports all their current news and opportunitties to employers

Consat least in the coral gables office, difficult or nule growth opportunitties.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Former Employee – worked at Cargill full-time for more than 10 years

ProsDecent benefits, encourages community involvement, OK salary

ConsOld school management coming back into style to the detriment of family atmosphere that made Cargill what it was known for, lack of respect for experience, outside individuals brought in to "change the culture" which eliminated advancement potential, no career planning, long hours expected

Advice to Senior ManagementListen to what employees are really saying about the company not what management consultants are selling

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Cairo (Egypt)

Current Employee – been working at Cargill full-time for more than 8 years

ProsIt's a great place to learn and develop in the field if you have the will and appetite to learn

ConsVery political, and getting worst and worst when they started to concentrate on standerdizing everything and putting processes that doesn't have any adding value for the customer or the company

Advice to Senior ManagementStop thinking about processes and start thinking about achieving

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Calcutta (India)

Former Employee – worked at Cargill full-time for more than a year

ProsBrand, International Scale. High degree of Traction

ConsLocal Operations, Regional Management. Low Training Imparted

Advice to Senior ManagementPls take the East Regional Office out of that shabby building, and give it a proper corporate look, to start with.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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