Company has grown into a bureaucracy where politics trumps performance - Anonymous employee Cargill Employee Review

2.0
Jul 25, 2014
Anonymous employee
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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.

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Cons

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Cons

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