Olam Reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(940 total reviews)
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Sunny Verghese

84% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Olam has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 940 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Olam employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Agriculture industry (3.7 stars).

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940 reviews
1.0
14 May 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Very positive corporate outlook, near MRT, located at Suntec, good medical and dental benefit, basic pay is not high but pay good bonus

Cons

Extremely racist Indian Company that got listed in Singapore during ex-President’s time. Plenty of opportunities were given to Indian recruited from India and groomed them to managerial position. Most locals remain as rank and file even though have been worked for the company for more than 10 years. Communication barrier as most Indian managers can’t speak proper English and some of them bring the caste culture to company.

1.0
29 Jul 2022

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Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

No good points about this company that I can think of. Perhaps after working in this place and witnessing for yourself how the products are made in their standard of GMP environment, you will think twice before buying the products that they have a part to produce.

Cons

Poor management who has no clear directions for the company. Targets set are not realistic with no proper basis used, and employees are pressured hard to meet it. When they realised the targets can't be reached, they unoffically adjusted the targets and by that time, employees' morale are low due to daily lashings from the management. Unsafe workplace. PTW system needs to be improved. Process equipment are not properly maintained, and leakages are a common sight around the facility. Turnover rate is so high and knowledge is not retained. Engineering documents are not available, P&IDs are not up to date. New system are commissioned without protocols in place. SOPs are poorly written. FMEA is non-existent and troubleshooting is based on trial and error. Decision are made with personal agenda, which is similar to their promotion excercise. All in all, I wouldn't recommend this company for aspiring engineers and new graduates. Nice image they have protrayed, but no system inside.

1.0
20 Jan 2021

Worst Company I ever work for

Recommend
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Pros

The day you resign you will feel huge relief as you realised you have hit rock bottom in your life and from that moment on, life can only be better

Cons

totally incompetent middle management based on caste system, 0 learning, inappropriate behaviours, bosses yelling at people below them just to exercise power and embarass them in front of everyone

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Olam Response
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Thank you for your feedback and for raising your concerns. What you have described is not aligned with our culture or practices. We would appreciate if you could provide additional details as soon as possible by reaching out directly me at Dhruv.m@olamnet.com
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