Big name... Poor place to work - V P GIC Employee Review

2.0
Jul 25, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

You will get to work on some of the best deals in the world. A brilliant company with brilliant professionals and a great great CEO

Cons

Doesn't treat staff equally. Support staff is not respected as much. Those who keep the lights burning and keep the company running are not treated with same respect. Several high profile and senior people were "eased" out because cost cuts were mandated. But this happened in support services only. People who are good at perception management and upward management succeed. Ask for why the company does so poorly in employee satisfaction surveys

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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
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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