Rio Tinto reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(2,426 total reviews)

Simon Trott

61% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Rio Tinto has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,426 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
2.0
Apr 30, 2014

Is mining business?

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company generally pays well and tries to be a leader in safety, health, and environment.

Cons

The company is run by miners and not business men. Regularly, poor choices are made that no rational business person would make.

4.0
Apr 30, 2014

Good place to work.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people here are very friendly and always willing to help on projects. The company promotes advancement but it's not as easy as they make it seem to be.

Cons

You only get 2 weeks vacation for the first 5 years. The champion telecommunting but don't let many people do it.

4.0
Mar 31, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Global nature Career development and opportunity for high performers Interesting business

Cons

Matrix structures Lots of duplication - people all working on the same thing but with no collaboration

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