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
1.0
Mar 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Gain some laboratory and workplace experience.

Cons

Toxic management culture, particularly within the laboratory managers and within wider HR. Many instances of bullying, emotional manipulation and coercive control. Inter-staff personal relationships are common. Very misogynistic with women typically earning half of their male counterparts.

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Yara Response
2mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We take all concerns seriously and continue to review our practices to support a fair, respectful, and inclusive workplace.
2.0
Feb 11, 2026

When the business goes wrong, the company doesn't stick to its values.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good compensation package - Nice office setting - Not aggressive business environment - management can move deadlines, and project delays are normally accepted if you have good reasons for that

Cons

- Often changing priorities and org structure - Aggressive cost-cutting and many collective dismissals globally over the course of the last 2 years, with many unexplained and not always consecutive decisions. Global restructuring process was also delegated to some people who were not very successful in the previous round of restructuring. - A lot of elderly employees who are mainly interested in the security of their jobs, following their established ways of working, and are not open to innovation/change. - Overall slow career growth - it might take ages for you to be promoted, as many people keep their positions for many years, even up to retirement.

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Yara Response
2mo
Thank you for sharing your detailed feedback. We appreciate hearing what you value, as well as the areas where you feel we can improve. We recognise the importance of clear communication, stability, and transparent change management, and we continue to review our processes to better support employees through organisational changes. Your input helps us in our ongoing efforts to improve.
4.0
Feb 10, 2026

Overall good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good employee benefits, work-life balance

Cons

Multiple reorganization leads to uncertainty

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Yara Response
2mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We appreciate hearing what you like, as well as the areas where you feel we can improve (re-orgs - uncertainty).
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