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4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(798 total reviews)
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55% positive business outlook

World Food Programme has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 798 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 Non-profit e ONG industry (3.7 stars).

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798 reviews
1.0
Jan 24, 2019

It is a lie

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Pros

Meeting people from different cultures

Cons

There are a lot of cons but the main one, specially if you're coming from the private sector, is to see so much mismanagement of funds, overhead and waist. You will be choked and somewhat disgusted about it. There are two types of people there: the ones that care and work hard to fulfill WFP's mission and the ones that are there for the benefits. If you're part of the first group, the later will make your life a nightmare. The work enrichment is terrible. Example about how bad things are: the other they launch a campaign about 'respect'. If you're looking for some bureaucratic career where you sit in useless status meetings 80% of your day while making some money at the expense of beneficiaries, this is the place for you. It is hard to adapt if you're coming from the private sector, specially if you're coming from outside Italy.

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..

1.0
Apr 12, 2024
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Pros

You join a humanitarian organization with the aim to change something for the better int he world, however...

Cons

however you are trapped in the most possible toxic environment where you have to kiss your boss' a** to collect scores and to satisfy their little hurt ego and insecurities. And if you dare not to press on a heart emoji on your boss' comment in a group chat but by mistake click on the like emoji, you're screwed. You will be immediately placed off the top performers' list, excluded from meetings and important projects and eventually dismissed. This is why hunger is still used as means of war in the 21st century - exactly because of people like this. Shame on you, WFP.

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