Used to be much better and friendlier environment. - Anonymous employee GIC Employee Review

2.0
Apr 7, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Reputation as a great SWF. Much respect commanded in asset management buy side industry. Old staff used to take nationalistic pride in working for the co.

Cons

It used to be better for staff under older batch of management. Now increasingly directly parachuting mgmt from ex investment banks with totally different culture, less and less concern for staff that work there for more than 6 yrs. A lot of focus on visionary ideals and staff turns to focus on demonstrating themselves in extra curricular activities rather than being good in their daily work. You need to be a showcase to survive.

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Pros

Great company to work for. They pay above fairly, people are friendly and benefits / employee life - work balance is amazing.

Cons

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1.0
Jul 6, 2026
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Pros

Good vision, good talent (under bad management), market rate compensation

Cons

​Incompetent Leadership: Constant, chaotic reorganizations driven by new senior leads looking for short-term wins rather than sustainable engineering. ​Tone-Deaf Management: Townhalls are heavily curated to ignore genuine feedback regarding burnout and management debt. ​The "Silent Layoff" Strategy: Mass PIPs and aggressive performance grading are being used to quietly trim headcount, destroying team morale. ​Inefficient Ecosystem: Paralyzing security and risk processes block execution at every turn, while engineering teams are expected to run at 200%+ capacity. ​Inefficient HR: A heavy layer of senior HR personnel who offer zero practical guidance, zero empathy, and zero worker protection.

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