Falls short in execution of goals and culture - Vice President GIC Employee Review

3.0
Aug 3, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Brand name Above market pay As a company they really try to invest and value each of us

Cons

The real reality is not what the top sees/think they see... There's a lot of micromanagement yet you hire the best of the best only to micromanage them. Everything is urgent but really when you look at it there is no reason for it to be considered urgent and most of it is urgent because of poor planning. It is rather unexpected of a company this size to be very poorly planned and inefficient at the working level. Eg meeting invites are sent with only hours notice for after hours time the same day, meetings consistently overrun and significantly overrun >30min to hours, meetings are held repeatedly for the same issue to/fro yet no resolution because everyone comes unprepared just blabber and digress and then overrun and then have another meeting. Top management are aware of these issues, they have come up with action plans to address these but yet none of these action plans are put into real action, they remain as nothing but wallpaper Other reviewers have correctly pointed out the expectation to work while sick and while on leave.

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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
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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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