Great talent and potential thwarted by bureaucracy, self-seeking managers and politics - Investment Officer World Bank Group Employee Review

3.0
17 Mar 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good exposure to clients across the world, multiple training opportunities, great reputation in the financial community, interesting work, opportunities for personal growth

Cons

Cons No work and life balance in regional offices, salaries paid out in local currency with no protection from devaluation, high level of red tape, disconnect between top management and employees, internal political games, tremendous stress, obsession to broadcast/promote your name within the organization, non-transparent evaluation of employees, no chance to have proper vacations, volume-driven culture to the detriment of reputation and employees, closed self-protecting culture with no place for whistle-blowers

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