Rio Tinto reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(2,421 total reviews)

Simon Trott

59% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Rio Tinto has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,421 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rio Tinto employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energía, minería e infraestructura pública industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Jul 30, 2024

Best avoided

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Pros

If you like a large company where you can just sink into the background, do nothing until they make you redundant, this is the place

Cons

Where to start. It's a toxic place to work, where the incentive scheme is designed to pit co-workers against each other. 25% of the work force MUST lose 25% of their bonus each year, it's mandated. So in a small team people literally set each other up to avoid being in the bottom 25%. Constant restructures, you never know who or what is going to happen. All people can do is suck up to whoever they think will protect their job. It's also a DEI workplace, they're gone full potato on it. There's just no hope if you aren't a minority of some kind. All of this of course is why they've ended up as one of the worst performing miners, unable to manage costs or deliver projects. So to sum it up, they are the kind of company that make statements like "people are at the heart of what we do" while sacking experienced staff who didn't kiss the right backside and cutting bonuses

1.0
Jul 3, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Medical insurance Share matching & working with other advisors

Cons

High turnover clique like environment where only yes-people get promoted. Many HRA promoted are sycophants lacking the necessary skills & knowledge, elevated solely to maintain appearances. HRA performance is evaluated by TLs, & it often boils down to personal favoritism. HRA review should be weighted 50% TL & 50% the leader of team you are advising this removed bias HRA who provide poor support & advice are promoted based on their TLs review'. HRA’s, that are hardworking, have people at their heart, are bullied and pushed aside, as the focus in HR is on maintaining appearances

1.0
Nov 16, 2021

Too Much bureaucracy

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Pros

Company Offers Good benefits Company is Employee centric

Cons

The India leadership is pathetic There are no promotions in RioTinto The bureaucracy is so much that it becomes impossible to implement an idea since the decision makers are endless Indian leadership team makes their own policies as per their convenience where as actually Rio Tinto follow one Rio Tinto policy The HR manipulates the candidates about the designation and hire candidates at a lower designation

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