Toxic Workplace, Avoid! - Data Engineer (Advisor II) Rio Tinto Employee Review

1.0
Sep 29, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

I am a Senior Data Engineer at Rio Tinto Commercial (Singapore) office Good Benefit "Above Average" Compensation

Cons

- Very long working hours (Have to work more than 12 hours a day and even 1 or 2 days on weekend). Factoring in the long working hours, the compensation is not longer that great. - Constantly (Almost hourly) monitoring of AWS Cloud log to make sure you are working and not slacking off. - Monthly feedback session is just an opportunity to remind you of " How high your pay is and how many people are waiting to replace you!" - Office Politics is rife, Regardless of what contribution you made, it will be portrayed as “easy tasks.”

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

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Cons

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