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Inter-American Development Bank

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Great if you love development, but too bureaucratic - Consultant Inter-American Development Bank Employee Review

2.0
Jan 30, 2017
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Pros

Awesome building Tax immunity if you have a G4 visa 2 days of paid vacations per month of contract

Cons

No tax immunity for Americans/Green Card holders No benefits, no insurance, no retirement plans if you are consultant Too political and bureaucratic Consultants must leave after 4 years No clear career paths

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Pros

Excellent benefits, culture and opportunity to make a real impact.

Cons

There is bureaucracy across the organization. Vertical career progression can be slow.

2.0
Jun 3, 2026
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Pros

You get to work with elitist Spanish speaking Latin Americans who are xenophobic for people that speak other languages, who have processes, paper pushing and career progression as major objective, not real development outcomes (eradicate extreme poverty & improve quality of life in LAC).

Cons

Bureaucracy. Outdated development agency. Abusive to and misclassifying contractors. People who don’t know what they are doing or talking about. Delivers trash projects and pulls impoverished countries further into national debt. Technocratic and too much focus on metrics, not impoverished people’s lived experience.

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