Does Olam pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Olam employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Olam. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Olam?

70% of Olam employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Olam 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Olam?

Manager (34) , General Manager (26) , Vice President (17) , Senior Manager (14) , Analyst (13) , Assistant Manager (13) , Branch Manager (13) , Intern (13) , Project Manager (13) , Specialist (13) , Trader (13) , Finance Manager (11) , Lead Engineer (11) , Analista (10) , Software Engineer (10)

What are the pros of working at Olam according to real employee reviews?

"good culture and strong support" ((in 43 reviews)); "• Good pay" ((in 30 reviews)); "3. Reasonably good salary." ((in 25 reviews)); "good benefit and other welfare" ((in 23 reviews)); "> people are great and willing to teach" ((in 21 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Olam according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance and to be available 24/7" ((in 63 reviews)); "Poor management who has no clear directions for the company." ((in 33 reviews)); "An entire department quit and the problem manager has not been addressed" ((in 23 reviews)); "Multiple projects and extended working hours" ((in 15 reviews)); "dominated by indians,,slow progression, long hours" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Olam redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Olam redundancy and their outlook for job security at Olam in 2026.

Olam Reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(940 total reviews)

Sunny Verghese

84% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (940 reviews)

Olam has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 940 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Olam employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Agriculture industry (3.7 stars).

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940 reviews

5.0

20 Dec 2021

work life balance --- too good

Trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

work life balance --- too good

Cons

you got to be "go-getter" or else you will be stuck

2.0

13 Aug 2019

Not for Proprietary traders

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Very good physical trading business

Cons

Very few senior people with financial trading experience. Culture that does not value analytics

Olam Response

6y

Thank you for your feedback and raising your concerns. What you have described is not aligned with our culture or practices. We would appreciate it if you could provide additional details as soon as possible by reaching out directly me at Dhruv.m@olamnet.com

1.0

14 May 2018

Racist Company

Office worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Very positive corporate outlook, near MRT, located at Suntec, good medical and dental benefit, basic pay is not high but pay good bonus

Cons

Extremely racist Indian Company that got listed in Singapore during ex-President’s time. Plenty of opportunities were given to Indian recruited from India and groomed them to managerial position. Most locals remain as rank and file even though have been worked for the company for more than 10 years. Communication barrier as most Indian managers can’t speak proper English and some of them bring the caste culture to company.

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