Does World Bank Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, World Bank Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at World Bank Group. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at World Bank Group?

83% of World Bank Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated World Bank Group 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at World Bank Group?

Consultant (727) , Short-term Consultant (STC) (365) , Analyst (138) , Investment Analyst (108) , Intern (82) , Economist (78) , Investment Officer (67) , Senior Consultant (61) , Operations Officer (48) , Program Assistant (48) , Extended Term Consultant (44) , Operations Analyst (40) , Senior Economist (34) , Short-term Consultant (34) , Specialist (31)

What are the pros of working at World Bank Group according to real employee reviews?

"Great colleagues with projects require a dedicated focus" ((in 252 reviews)); "People are great and you get to see many different cultures from around the world." ((in 252 reviews)); "Good benefits and intellectually stimulating" ((in 216 reviews)); "Good remuneration and work/life balance" ((in 185 reviews)); "good salary and competitive globally" ((in 164 reviews))

What are the cons of working at World Bank Group according to real employee reviews?

"1. Poor management across different verticals" ((in 90 reviews)); "Slow career progression: I've seen people in the same position for 10+ years." ((in 79 reviews)); "IT managers are bad." ((in 57 reviews)); "No job security as a consultant and you are forced to worry every few months about the next job." ((in 52 reviews)); "Long hours and little to none work" ((in 38 reviews))

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4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(2,932 total reviews)

Ajay Banga

83% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

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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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

2.0

Nov 18, 2016

Difficult conditions for STCs

Short-term consultant (stc)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The World Bank has high standards for quality work, a commitment to responsible and sustainable development projects, and a management team that tries to listen to staff and respond to their concerns.

Cons

Unfortunately, management pays little to no attention to issues facing short-term consultants (STCs). Depending on the team lead, there can be blatant exploitation and abuse of STTs and STCs, with no institutional protection. For those with greater levels of vulnerability, due to visa status, gender, etc, this can result unreasonably high working risks of pressure to work without pay, and/or blatant harassment. Understandably, morale among this sub-class of workers is abysmal.

3.0

Nov 2, 2016

Exploitation of STCs

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart and often nice people to work with. Great place to learn.If you negotiate well it pays. The brand helps to position yourself.

Cons

STCs are exploited and bullied by some managers and TTL. Exploitation is in different forms, but mostly in form of working for extended time more than in the contract. The implicit threat is not to renew the contract. This happens to many.

1.0

Oct 17, 2016

Too much politics

Information officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Being part of a global organization working to end poverty.

Cons

Inept management, wasteful, and extremely political. Everyone manages up instead of focusing on the task at hand.

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