Best avoided - Manager Rio Tinto Employee Review

1.0
30 Jul 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you like a large company where you can just sink into the background, do nothing until they make you redundant, this is the place

Cons

Where to start. It's a toxic place to work, where the incentive scheme is designed to pit co-workers against each other. 25% of the work force MUST lose 25% of their bonus each year, it's mandated. So in a small team people literally set each other up to avoid being in the bottom 25%. Constant restructures, you never know who or what is going to happen. All people can do is suck up to whoever they think will protect their job. It's also a DEI workplace, they're gone full potato on it. There's just no hope if you aren't a minority of some kind. All of this of course is why they've ended up as one of the worst performing miners, unable to manage costs or deliver projects. So to sum it up, they are the kind of company that make statements like "people are at the heart of what we do" while sacking experienced staff who didn't kiss the right backside and cutting bonuses

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5.0
18 Feb 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits are fantastic, employee share program, inexpensive insurance options with generous HSA contributions ($3000 per year), ample opportunities for career growth for those willing to relocate (internationally sometimes)

Cons

Mining is cyclic, layoffs are always a looming threat, depending on role 50-60 hr work week is common

3.0
11 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Local environment is very friendly and laid back. Everyone is helpful. The benefit package is nice as well. We do get the option to purchase company shares, 100% company match up to 6% for 401k plus additional deposits.

Cons

Our company was recently purchased by Rio Tinto and their IT groups are very secular and specialized which makes it hard to communicate and get things resolved. I’ve also compared my salary to others with the same job title within manufacturing companies in my state and found my salary is way below the benchmark.

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