GCI Reviews

The most backwards, and disgusting company I have worked for. If I could score less than one star, I would! Upper management and HR do not give a toss about the staff and are completely and utterly devoid of empathy or understanding for their employees. There is a huge "man's club" culture which stems down from the management. Bullying, name calling and even threatened violence is common place. HR all aware of it happening and do nothing. No empathy for well being or mental health, they will work you into the ground and then ask you to work harder. Goal posts are often moved and targets unreasonable. Lack of training on absolutely everything and no reward or even acknowledgement for hard work. Huge disparity in how different teams doing the same function work, no clear guidance or direction on anything. If you are "chums" with upper management then you get a carte blanche to do what you like, whilst those around you suffer. Avoid working here like the plague! Huge racism and sexist remarks are common place everyday which is widely ignored or even encouraged.

Where do I begin.... Dealt with the pandemic appallingly - no remote working support for those struggling and offices closed with little consultation. Terrible communication - you never got any updates from senior management about what was happening in the company. Toxic environment - no trust in management as they would openly discuss personal matters with other members of the team. Poor salary and personal development - No PDPs or 121s to discuss KPIs and subsequently this acted as a convenient barrier against pay reviews. Few employee benefits and incentives. Monthly threat of redundancy due to rapid mergers and acquisitions. This also meant that systems and policies were never integrated properly and so Extreme micromanagement and not so flexible working - They would say it was fine but then pull you up if you were away from Skype for more than a minute. Many of us truly wanted to work hard for the company and for the teams that generally (below management level), were fantastic to work with. Unfortunately it was overshadowed by poor practices.