Terrible for early career progression and early career advancement - Anonymous employee GIC Employee Review

1.0
Mar 27, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Decent pay, many events, nice pantry. Many departments and teams to explore. Stable and comfortable to retire. Strong brand name

Cons

Very political, top management heavy with many VPs and few working level staff, poor career progression. A lot of strategic or big plans but little prioritisation or actual drive in running the projects. A lot of reorganisation happens very frequently for no rhyme or reason, not communicated to staff either. Some are generally nice but most is for show and not genuine. Colleagues do not go for lunch together and split up, remaining in their cliques. Terrible for long term advancement and upskilling and personal growth. Highly dependent on managing upwards, if the bosses like you, rather than being a good employee or manager to subordinates. Direct contractors are welcome to join the events but otherwise have very little chance of conversion so company is only good as a stepping stone.

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5.0
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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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