Interesting place but nothing compared to how glamourous it may seem! - Anonymous employee World Bank Group Employee Review

3.0
12 Feb 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Prestigious place to work. -Compensation is pretty good. -Unique chance to see projects/development from a unique perspective. -Few projects are actually very interesting while the majority are not.

Cons

-Highly political office environment. -Promotions/hiring of staff extremely inconsistent and mostly political. -Career path highly dependent on who your manager is. -Extreme bureaucracy.

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