Great exposure but treat their consultants pretty bad. Promotion based on personal connections. - werkgeversreview Consultant bij Inter-American Development Bank

3,0
14 okt 2011
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Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

Fantastic chance to gain exposure to development issues in the region, work with good budgets, exposed to interesting issues. There are many people at the IDB that are extremely intelligent and work very hard, but due to the bureaucratic structure these people are swimming upstream and probably doing all the work of those around them.

Minpunten

IDB organizational economics is based on consultants doing all the work so that the staff can do very little. The Bank is not a meritocracy: promotion is based on personal connections or even nationality. The more you work, the less likely you are to be promoted. IDB is primarily a political organization so nice to stay if you make a good bureaucrat, but pretty frustrating if you are dedicated to technical excellence and hard work.

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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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Goedkeuring directeur
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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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