A noble mission that fades away in an ocean of bureaucracy - werkgeversreview Anonieme werknemer bij Inter-American Development Bank

3,0
27 apr 2016
Anonieme werknemer
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

Investing in Latin America and the Caribbean with the goal of reducing poverty and inequality, by improving infrastructure, access to education and health services, so on and so forth. For staff members (not consultant/contractual personnel) there is a generous benefits package, specifically their health insurance (for employee and dependants) and pension fund. Vacation time - you can accumulate up to 24 vacation days (without including weekends or holidays) per year and roll them over (up to 12 vacation days) to the following year.

Minpunten

Bureaucracy, bureaucracy, bureaucracy... Did I say bureaucracy? Procedures are painfully cumbersome. To get anything approved (project, transaction, etc.) you need: long documents (that frankly very few people read), the sign off of "experts" and "specialists" and tons of Committees. Personnel recruitment and human talent management is a joke! While there are certainly excellent professionals, there is no shortage of incompetent employees that keep their jobs thanks to "other skills" and/or relationships. Depending on the organizational unit (some are very good, some are a disaster), it might not be a good place for entry-level professionals in that they are not going to learn skills that can be useful in the real world.

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5,0
28 mei 2026
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Pluspunten

Excellent benefits, culture and opportunity to make a real impact.

Minpunten

There is bureaucracy across the organization. Vertical career progression can be slow.

3,0
18 jun 2026
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Pluspunten

- Good working experiences for LATAM people. - Very talented people from different countries. - Learning opportunities from different projects and resources. - Compensation to my needs is Ok.

Minpunten

- Some workers extremely overloaded. - Feeling or sense of fake urgency focused on anxiety instead of burocracy removal. - Sending emails or messages after hours and even overnight is NORMALIZED. Because is a sign that you are working more. - Leaving work on time is negatively seen. - There is a need to appear that you are working more than others so staying late, or getting home to work is the rule. - Human resources is not addressing this cultural problems but is silently impacting employees. - Competitive environment that sometimes could be toxic.

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