Serve your nation and not your own agenda - toxic - Anonymous GIC Employee Review

1.0
Jul 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Mediocrity pays well. Ironically mediocrity pays as you’re not a threat and this ensures your survivability in the firm as well as if you’re a scholar. Lookup the President of the Singapore Porsche Club for the past few years . You wonder where the time and dedication goes in looking after the reserves. If you have the right management support then life is good. Very very good.

Cons

Purposefully and dutifully managing the assets don’t seem to be on anyone’s priority list. Just politicking and surviving the backstabbing is the name of the game here. You’re lucky if you get to go through a PIP plan by HR. Most just get asked to leave on the spot. Don’t come as a mid career hire . No mercy at all. Their so called PRIME values - Prudence, Respect, Integrity, Meritocracy, Excellence - is truly laughable and they can say it with a straight face when it’s the complete opposite of their values.

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5.0
Jun 7, 2026
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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
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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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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