Vale reviews

4.2

87% would recommend to a friend

(752 total reviews)

Shaun Usmar

64% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Vale has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 752 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Vale employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energia, mineração, utilitários industry (3.8 stars).

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752 reviews
1.0
Sep 30, 2020
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the perks were nice

Cons

I would give ZERO stars if I could! Terrible company! Don't be fooled by the high scores on this website. These are only a few things that I saw in my short tenure: - Life & well-being does not matter at all - Failing systems, unsafe work environment in all sites (when will the Canadian government step in?) - Management is a joke. Supervisors are wildly held unaccountable for mismanaging workers. - The top HR person treated people so poorly and was only interested in the budget. I heard this lady say "too many people at this site! Get rid of 20 in the next fiscal" (I was dismayed by her insensitivity) - Culture of fear in most departments.. you can't challenge any decision - Positions and bonuses are given based on popularity and nothing else. Many Brazilian employees quit their jobs in Rio (head office), come to Canada where a friend is already working, and are re-hired as a local employee. But they are not locals! They are taking jobs from qualified Canadians! - Backstabbing and blaming are completely normal, validated by incompetent managers - Policies and rules don't make sense because they're dictated from Brazil - Work processes are highly bureaucratic and cumbersome - Unethical overall.... Avoid, avoid, avoid!!!!

1.0
May 7, 2020

Unless Homeless, Stay Away

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing, its just a crappy job

Cons

Sudbury is a dump, hell on earth place to live People working at Vale are all fake Management lies a lot A lot of accidents

1.0
Jul 19, 2018

Analyst

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation and benefits are decent but only when economy is doing well.

Cons

Management is a mess. Employees always kept in the dark and poor performers get away with everything. Nepotism is widespread, so the only way to succeed is by brownnosing and following orders, no questions asked. Very political workplace. Multiple mass layoffs. Long tenure employees constantly replaced with pawns from Brazil. They conjure new practices every week without intention of honouring them. They tell people to speak up without fear of retribution but they will use it against you. Beware.

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