World Bank Employee Reviews

Consultants don’t get any type of benefits. There’s no career development. It’s too political. It’s true that the kind of work that is done there it’s unique, but you won’t advance in life if you are a consultant (unless you’re rich, which is not my case). Would recommend it if you find a staff position. Otherwise, try to avoid it. Also, Washington DC is more expensive than ever: not worth it.

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Great mission

Advisor (Former Employee) - Washington, DC - September 13, 2023

Much depends on where you work at the Bank, and what your job entails, but if you have an interesting job and a great manager, the mission is amazing.

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Great place to work best Manager ever

Manager (Former Employee) - Washington, DC - August 20, 2023

Wonderful Manager of the Fitness Center.. great bloke and top knotch operator… best bloke in WWW and the best corporate fitness center in the worldsss

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Global exposure but slow work

Consultant (Current Employee) - Remote - August 8, 2023

The pros are getting access to work happening in various parts of the world, but at the same time, your individual contribution could be minimal. It is good for mid-senior professionals who have more experience

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Interesting but no pay

Intern (Former Employee) - Washington, DC - July 26, 2023

Spent 10 weeks at the World Bank. The office and its location were nice. The biggest downside was the lack of compensation for the interns, especially since DC is so expensive.

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Great benefits, no career progression, poor leadership and tons of work

Senior Accounting Officer (Former Employee) - Washington, DC - July 21, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Great team members and benefitsWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?Fear culture and poor management practicesWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Culture of fear - free expression is not encouragedWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Meetings during the day and working at night

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Senior Management Specialist (Former Employee) - Washington, DC - July 18, 2023

Good working place to work. Nice benefits. Hybrid mode. Permanent trainings and many openings on diverse geographical areas. Very competitive to get a job.

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Good place to work, but not enough to pay

Maintenance Technician (Former Employee) - Washington, DC - June 9, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?The environment and the benefits the holidays. The location was pretty great.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?The late night hours, and the communication What is the work environment and culture like at the company?The working fireman was great. All types of coats. Are there people from everywhere it was nice.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Who is easy-going sometimes sometimes with stressful

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Great Mission. Amazing People

Consultant (Current Employee) - District of Columbia - May 29, 2023

If you are in ther development field the WBG is the place to work. Yes there are issues, the politics, the bureaucracy, etc, but the pay and benefits are great as are the people who work there

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Great work life balance

Program Officer (Current Employee) - Washington, DC - May 26, 2023

Not much work. No career advancement. Take it easy and relax. Typical public sector 9 to 5 job, that gives you a lot of time for your personal life. Good for people who are not ambitious.

Pros

work life balance

Cons

no career growth

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Quota place of Work

Sr. Staff Assistant (Former Employee) - Washington, DC - March 17, 2023

If you are not a US Citizen, then you will succeed here. US Citizens are over-represented at this organization and have very little to no growth opportunity.

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Downtown Campus

Sr. Information Officer (Former Employee) - District of Columbia - February 27, 2023

Wonderful place to work, leading edge with semi-academic environment. Great benefits. Multi-cultural workforce. Health room and fitness center. Several cafeterias.

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Nice place to grow

Intern (Current Employee) - Remote - February 5, 2023

Great opportunity to learn from really experienced colleagues. Everyone is usually very cordial and willing to make an impact. There is a sense that people are driven by a common mission. Despite that, I noticed that there is some subtle ego fights. You have to be very neutral at times as an intern, which can be a bit toxic. Some staff are not interested in you — it’s very hierarchical in many ways.

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Great job opportunities but hard for advancement

Technician (Current Employee) - District of Columbia - December 29, 2022

Has a nice cafeteria and campaigns, job opportunities but advancement is hard for those in start of career. The work place is very corporate and get to meet high level people.

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5 stars

Human Resources Consultant (Former Employee) - Washington, DC - December 28, 2022

What is the best part of working at the company?The enriched HR experience I built, meetings people from different parts of the world, the extensive travel and missions to countries in client populations and contributing to the organization’s mission of poverty reduction. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Long hours of work and too many meetings What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Productive, interactive, enriching, diverse, respectful of the different cultures and a sense of pride in the organization’s mission What is a typical day like for you at the company?Meetings, attending to inquiries from staff and managers, responding to emails, building, developing and implementing HR policies and initiatives

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3 stars

Electronic records manager (Former Employee) - Arquives 1818 H st NW. Washington DC - December 23, 2022

What is the best part of working at the company?Traveling and meet new staffWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?Annoying managers What is the work environment and culture like at the company?This new generation of staff they work for the money and not to help to fight poverty and bad healthWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Very nice working hours is a joke

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4 stars

Full Time Consultant (Former Employee) - Washington, DC - December 9, 2022

What is the best part of working at the company?Some brilliant colleagues, fascinating projects and world travel, beautiful facilities.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?As an American, the competition for permanent positions was intense; the patronage system for many countries was set up as "trust funds," making specific jobs inaccessible to others; the opulence of the headquarters felt out of step with the mission of "a world free of poverty."What is the work environment and culture like at the company?The work environment was beautiful; many of the people were brilliant and collegial. There was, however, an inequitable underbelly in the system. I was fine there, but could not deal with the very sharp elbows and cynical players I met there.What is a typical day like for you at the company?I always arrived early to get a few hours of work in before 9. Very productive. Enjoyed the collegiality of meetings, especially certain groups that met to discuss values in development on Fridays and at conferences with high-level and Nobel laureate participants. The cafeteria was filled with people from all over the world. What a treat! It was a world unto itself. It made the intense research and long days more enjoyable.

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5 stars

Cleaner/Janitor (Former Employee) - 18th and G street NW. Washington Dc. - October 30, 2022

What is the best part of working at the company?The people where very professional, also very nice, the atmosphere was relaxed. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Sometimes last minute requests. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?As long as you do your work , no problems.What is a typical day like for you at the company?You come in sign in get your equipment go to your floor and start working.

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A family ,staff and lovely work Environment.

Preschool Teacher (Former Employee) - Washington, DC - October 20, 2022

Working at the World Bank Children’s Center was a beautiful learning experience for me. The World Bank Children”s center is a Reggio Inspired Center. As a educator I learned so much from teachers ,consultants that help me to further my education and my way of thinking about how children learned through the environment ,documentation. Collaboration with other teachers in a safe respectful environment for children Staff and parents.

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Low pay

Specialist (Current Employee) - Washington, DC - October 18, 2022

If you work as a consultant, managing your days will be very stressful and pay is not great. No benefits. No vacations. Low job load. Easy to get along with colleagues

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