World Bank Group reviews

4.1

84% would recommend to a friend

(2,932 total reviews)

Ajay Banga

83% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

World Bank Group has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,932 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The World Bank Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Nov 5, 2021

Chaotic

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Pros

Good benefit (although less so of late) and OK salary (although below IMF, Federal Reserve, and top academic places).

Cons

Chaotic place, badly managed, unclear promotions and task assignment. Some people are doing close to nothing while others are working extremely hard.

2.0
Sep 23, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Competitive salaries ; stimulating international environment; highly qualified colleagues; noble mission

Cons

In the last 10 years, many reorganizations; self-imposed budget cuts; reduced benefits; low staff morale, job uncertainty; reverse discrimination i.e. White European or American males have little carrier prospects; short-term consultants exploited with no benefits, and limited working days (max 150 days a year)

2.0
Jun 6, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Good salaries, benefits, and inspiring colleagues. Country clients include working at the highest levels of government and on national programs. It's the kind of place where it's not uncommon to hear 4-5 different language just from the walk from my office to the cafeteria for lunch. That kind of diversity is amazing.

Cons

Like any bureaucracy, everything is frustratingly slow and requiring a lot of administration, but that's to be expected. The ongoing reorganization and lack of common sense from the executive leadership means there's zero stability, which leads to an erosion in planning, i.e. it's hard to make long term plans with another unit in the Bank if that unit may be dissolved or moved in the coming months. The Bank is making massive cuts to any program that is outside its core lending operations, which isn't doing wonders to make it stand out from its competition. Additionally, with more restrictions from the State Department on H1 visas, it's increasingly difficult to impossible to hire good people and to retain good consultants and absolutely no clear path for consultants to move into staff positions.

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