Louis Dreyfus Group Reviews

I have been working at Louis Dreyfus Group full-time

Pros – informal work culture, up beat mood

Cons – 1. Zero training(technical) for new joiners/existing employees.
2. Unbelievable focus on cost cutting in the weirdest of areas( basic maintenance, toilet accessories)
3. Non existent HR department.( Money allocated for employee satisfaction is not used and shown as savings)
4.Very less qualities of a MNC ( upper management is happy with low standards if it saves money)
5.Pay rise is not according to talent but according to the extent you can flatter your boss

Advice to Senior Management – Please be a bit more professional(sorry lot more). Give some teeth to the HR dept. Focus on well being of employees.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Louis Dreyfus Group

Pros – Good company until company sold shares to another company and went through many layoffs. Now the company has been sold and has a different name.

Cons – Each department went to layoffs.

I worked at Louis Dreyfus Group part-time for less than a year

Pros – Traders are fun and helpful. Generally very upbeat, energetic working culture. I was incredibly fortunate to have been given the exposure to a desk that doesn't even take interns at a young age.

Cons – I was not prepared, as a college sophomore, for this internship. I had only rudimentary understanding of trading and economics and had trouble with basic concepts around how the market works. I wish I had had more formal training but it was a small desk where resources were limited.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Louis Dreyfus Group

Pros – global web, great risk control, rapid and stable growth, good school

Cons – salary and compensations could be better

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Louis Dreyfus Group

Pros – good location and colleagues, dynamic environment, pay ok - about market rate

Cons – 15 hours a day often 7 days a week
not allowed vacation - had to cancel
no support
no progression, development or training at all
very French company
senior management have a very poor relationship with staff and treat people really bad

Advice to Senior Management – get some soft skills!
become more international and less french

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Louis Dreyfus Group

Pros – Great Experience, and good people

Cons – Work processes can be improved

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Louis Dreyfus Group

Pros – flat structure and informal culture

Cons – was a good place to work - but grew and managment focus is lost.

Advice to Senior Management – Have a big picture view of the world

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Louis Dreyfus Group

Pros – - Nice people for a trading job
- Good hours
- Relaxed atmosphere as long as you are making money
- Potential to learn, and colleagues that want to help you learn

Cons – - Lots of pressure if you are losing money
- Compensation decisions seemed opaque, you get the feeling you are making a fair amount relative to your profit/loss but you wonder whether you aren't

Advice to Senior Management – The training program is great, don't change it a bit... but you should consider recruiting from more schools. There is a lot of talent out there you are missing by only advertising your company in a few places.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Louis Dreyfus Group

Pros – The hours here are reasonable; most people work around a 60 hour week with differences depending on the trading desk. Not exactly the best place for advancement, as it is a relatively small company.

Cons – LD's Human Resources department is notoriously slow and ineffective. Job offers were given almost 2 whole months after the interview with no word in between. Advancement is difficult as it is a small company with few upper level jobs open.

Advice to Senior Management – Overall, not a bad place to work; the culture is very segmented depending on the desk. Changes to consider would be more HR changes than anything else.