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Overall - Great Place to Work - Consultant Inter-American Development Bank Employee Review

4.0
Mar 18, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

- Great company mission - Opportunity to travel - Interesting projects - As a funder organization, we're not scrambling to write grants - Great supervisors, though it depends on the department - Ability to define my own work - Great speakers come to the IDB (Arianna Huffington, Luis von Ahn), and opportunities for fun (salsa and art classes) after work - Fair compensation, but you must negotiate your rate for it to be competitive - Good work-life balance. You're not expected to stay late at the office.

Cons

- No benefits (health, retirement, etc.) for consultants - Changes in contract procedures mean consultants are forced out after a certain number of years, which leads to bitter employees who could have further contributed to the Bank

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5.0
May 28, 2026
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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.

3.0
Jun 18, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Good working experiences for LATAM people. - Very talented people from different countries. - Learning opportunities from different projects and resources. - Compensation to my needs is Ok.

Cons

- Some workers extremely overloaded. - Feeling or sense of fake urgency focused on anxiety instead of burocracy removal. - Sending emails or messages after hours and even overnight is NORMALIZED. Because is a sign that you are working more. - Leaving work on time is negatively seen. - There is a need to appear that you are working more than others so staying late, or getting home to work is the rule. - Human resources is not addressing this cultural problems but is silently impacting employees. - Competitive environment that sometimes could be toxic.

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