Transformation Badly Needed - Vice President GIC Employee Review

1.0
Aug 21, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Way above market pay and bonus, early retirement benefits that you can’t get elsewhere. No pressure to perform as returns are measured long term so can always justify underperformance as short term market weaknesses and injection will still come in. Depends on department, work can be sub-par and as long as you are good in upward management, will still be well rewarded.

Cons

Need to be on your toes at all time, must learn how to suck up to your boss to survive. For CS staff, you may not develop broad skillsets after a while since you are too specialised and pampered in just focusing on a narrow field.

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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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