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4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(796 total reviews)
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61% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

World Food Programme has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 796 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The World Food Programme employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the ONG y Organizaciones sin fines de lucro industry (3.7 stars).

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796 reviews
3.0
Apr 10, 2018

Programme Policy Officer

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The work WFP does is truly on the front line to helping those in dire emergencies.

Cons

People don't care about your growth within the agency and make few accommodations for people with small children. There are HUGE sexism issues, and it often feels like an old boys' club.

3.0
Nov 20, 2019
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Pros

1. The mission of the organization is great: ending world hunger. 2. Relatively flexible working hours/conditions. 3. Young and driven team. 4. Cool high-tech projects.

Cons

1. Management has very little clue about what they are doing. 2. Lack of leadership experience. 3. It's all about personal branding for the management. 4. Nobody is responsible or accountable for anything. 5. Unfair work distribution.

2.0
Feb 7, 2019

Consultant

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Pros

Meeting people from different culture

Cons

Hiring and promotion not based on merit but personal connections .Funds given from donors /government are poorly managed and waisted.It is paradox how they promoting themselves that every dollar is worth to them to save people lives (through private donations also ) but than the funds given to agency are very poorly managed.Coming from private sector where funds are treated to invest smartly (every penny) i was shocked how agency is dealing poorly with it.HR rules are not applicable to everyone on the same level(such as someone can get international consultancy contract meaning they are paying to 2500 dollars per month only for food and accommodation while the others will not get it although they have rights..depends on your supervisor willingness to confront HR and his/her powerful position to confront it of course). However not having align HR rules based on merit creates lot of mess and not nice atmosphere among colleagues morale is also down.Not family oriented organization who has a right to send you to non family duty staton with short notice no matter if you have family ,basically feeling of being married to organization and fulfill their duties first.lot of turnover of consultants since no stable contracts usually very short for few months without any benefits.Young consultants are not treated nicely and all glory is given to senior staff..

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