Yara reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(539 total reviews)

Svein Tore Holsether

73% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Yara has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 539 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Yara employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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539 reviews
4.0
May 28, 2025

Good Company Culture

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Company Culture is good Salary on time Good work life balance Amazing township

Cons

Work satisfaction Remote location Connectivity

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Yara Response
10mo
Thank you for reviewing Yara on Glassdoor and sharing your experiences! We try to improve on all suggestions!
1.0
May 26, 2025

Company at a crossroads with little direction

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Decent work/life balance depending on team - Mission sounds meaningful in theory - Severance packages are reasonable

Cons

- Significant downsizing in 2025 - Repeated strategic pivots over the past few years - Ongoing restructures and leadership churn contribute to instability, stress, and burnout - Digital transformation efforts are led by leaders lacking product or digital expertise - Executive leadership remains traditional and disconnected from the realities of modern digital practices - Politics and poor leadership behaviors are tolerated, impacting culture and morale - Employees often feel treated as interchangeable resources rather than long-term contributors

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Yara Response
10mo
Thank you for giving feedback to Yara. We actively embrace the suggestions we receive and are committed to making continuous improvements based on them.
1.0
May 14, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Last 2 years, there have been no pros. Only one maybe - fully WFH Prior to that it was a really great place to work at. Oh and surprisingly HR was nice - smooth on and off boarding. I don't think they really care about the exit interview but still a smooth process. I'll give them 10/10 for that.

Cons

1. No clarity, No vision. I mean the company does have a vision to "Feed the world" but it's only on paper. 2. Build products which aren't really useful 3. Wayyyy tooo much micro management. like a lot. lot lot 4. Updating jira tickets >>>>>>> Actually delivering work 5. Constant org restructuring 6. Meeting meeting meeting, aluha meeting 7. Features are built to be scrapped 8. What promotions? 9. What Salary hike? is that even a thing? 10. They value contractors more than FTEs. 11. Required to attend late night releases 12. Agile team and scrum masters have been given a lot of authority. I think they confused what their role is. I'll put in the definition of a scum master here, hope one of them reads it and stops annoying the team; "A scrum master is a coach and a guide who ensures their team understands the scrum framework and its values and practices" 13. No career path. PS. I know all i have listed are cons but that is what the company has become. Talking about the past isn't going to help anyone.

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Yara Response
10mo
Thank you for giving feedback to Yara. We actively embrace the suggestions we receive and are committed to making continuous improvements based on them.
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