IDRC Reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(54 total reviews)
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Jean Lebel

50% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

IDRC has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 54 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IDRC employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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54 reviews
3.0
8 May 2025

IDRC

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

interesting work and opportunity to do something impactful

Cons

A pressure to deliver in the context of international development being a precarious field

1.0
25 Apr 2025

Negative conditions and culture

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Unionized Decent comp Smart colleagues

Cons

Lots of fake careerists Internal politics Limited career growth Restructurings that make no sense Lacking vision amidst uncertain future Too much turnover

5.0
17 Apr 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Large organization with lots of opportunities for growth

Cons

Hierarchical and formal, mostly white men at the top but that started changing

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