The truth about the company - Anonymous employee Rio Tinto Employee Review

3.0
4 Nov 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Company benefits from Health care, employee share plans, family benefits, etc etc are all great

Cons

You are just a number to them, regardless of how "passionate" you feel about the company, do not be delusional about your value to the company. The time will come when your value are no longer needed for the company. Paperwork will kill you in the long run, to purchase something as simple as springs, it takes at least 3 set of paperwork before they can be ordered. Meetings takes up at least 30 min of each day It is absolutely true about the old saying "it is not what you know it is who you know" if you want to succeed in Rio.

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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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