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World Economic Forum Reviews

3.3

44% would recommend to a friend

(334 total reviews)
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Klaus Schwab

22% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

World Economic Forum has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 334 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The World Economic Forum employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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334 reviews
1.0
23 June 2026

Success is Built on Cronyism

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Pros

Travels with business class. Free breakfast.

Cons

Success here often feels less about your performance and more about who you know. If you're part of the right circle, have the right connections, or are loyal to certain leaders, you'll have far more opportunities than others. People have been raising concerns about the lack of career growth for years, and the new job architecture was just announced as the solution. But in reality, it doesn't fix the core problem. The top leadership structure will not be changed, and Managing Directors still have broad discretion to decide their own team structures and job titles. That creates plenty of room to protect their preferred people while pushing out those they don't like. If they need to justify keeping someone, they can simply redesign the team or assign more direct reports to this person. If they want someone out, they'll find a rationale for that too. The leadership reshuffle last year also felt more or less cosmetic. While Managing Directors were assigned new responsibilities, many were able to bring their close team members with them, so the same groups stayed together under different organizational charts. People simply changed teams and job titles while continuing to work for the same leaders as before. What's the point of such exercise?

1.0
19 June 2026

Dead Sea Effect

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Well, well, well. Read the news before joining this organization.

Cons

This workplace is a textbook example of the “Dead Sea Effect”. The good people leave, and the mediocre stay. Over time, many of those who stay end up managing the people who are far more capable than they are. Instead of rewarding competence and integrity, the culture rewards politics, loyalty to the right people, and keeping your head down. Don't challenge the status quo cuz you will not be appreciated. Eventually, they will push you out due to whatever reasons. It's really horrible watching talented, hardworking people walk out one after another while the same underperforming managers stayed comfortably in place. After a while, you realize this isn't an accident. The system rewards the people who fit into it, not necessarily the people who are best at their jobs.

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