Louis Dreyfus Group Reviews

Former Employee – 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

Current Employee – 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

Former Employee – 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

Current Employee – 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

Former Employee – 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

Former Employee – 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

Former Employee – 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.