A weak company with little substance and a government-like culture - Vice President GIC Employee Review

1.0
Jan 25, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Nil. It is a good place for employees with few skill sets and see the government service as a career

Cons

Culture is not good for people coming with real world experience. There is herd mentality, a civil service culture where employees spend more time on useless paperwork that nobody reads. Group emails are a way for everyone to chime in. No real work gets done. There is too much corporate waste.

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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

No cons.No cons. no Cons.

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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