GIC reviews

3.0

40% would recommend to a friend

(570 total reviews)
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Lim Chow Kiat

60% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

GIC has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 570 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The GIC employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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570 reviews
1.0
Jul 28, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Very good staff benefits (including work from home) - Pantry is well-stocked with snacks, drinks and even ice-cream! - Nice office in CBD area - Good branding to include in your resume

Cons

- Extremely poor leadership within the team. Middle management has no leadership or managerial quality to speak of notwithstanding that they have gone through leadership training - Does not provide guidance or direction. Certain managers can micromanage. - Culture is toxic and unhealthy, and does not based on meritocracy but rather how well you please or impress or hide/cover up things from your boss - Management people can be rude, condescending, uninspiring and only care about money and meeting their own KPIs. They don't grow or develop their people and fail in bringing out the best in their staff - Political game is strong and although you can try hard not to get involved, you will still be implicated somehow - A place where 'smart' people gather but sadly basic respect for one another is hardly there - Different teams appear to be collaborative but generally each team/individual is more concerned with own self-interest and KPIs - Systems and processes are extremely backward and aged which led to counterproductive issue - Company espoused positive values and beliefs but not practised by management in reality

3.0
Jul 5, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It is a generally well-run, structured company, where people tend to be thoughtful and deliberate. It is going through transformation right now. Sharper focus on performance and what’s needed for the future. Comments made on supposed guidance on dress code were grossly misrepresented and distorted, which I find only fair for me to refute based on what I know as an existing employee (versus people who presumably have already left the company).

Cons

Pace of change can be faster, although journey has already started.

3.0
Jun 9, 2018

Be careful

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay seems to be better compared to other firms but expect to work longer hours. Wellness stipend, decent insurance, company outings.

Cons

Micromangement, lots of policies and procedures, long hours and little recognition, understaffed.

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