On a sharp decline for the UK side of the business. - Engineer G-Research Employee Review

2.0
Jan 15, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

* Pension matching * Just Eat lunch vouchers and free coffee * Pretty much unlimited tech budget that is refreshed regularly. * Private healthcare and benefits budget * Flexible work from home * Colleagues are intelligent, nice and helpful people * London office is in a central location

Cons

* 2 consecutive years of significant lay offs in January for UK staff only. Some of those laid off had been at the company over 10 years. * No career progression for roles in the UK they are being backfilled in the USA. * The skill gap between leaving infrastructure engineers and those replacing them is vast. * As other reviews have said, lot's of middle management not really achieving anything. * Social budget has been slashed from pre covid * Suspicious number of vague 4/5 reviews popping up on here since January.

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5.0
May 12, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

company benefit is pretty good

Cons

management is a mess, keep changing directions.

1.0
Nov 12, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Competitive compensation. Some skilled colleagues who try their best under challenging conditions. Good coffee free lunch

Cons

No confidence in the CEO or Executive leadership. They avoid accountability and fail to address long-standing internal dysfunction. Lack of qualifications and skills for some executives and staff. Favourites gets rewards and promotions regardless of poor leadership skills or qualifications. Executive politics rampant. Blame routinely shifted, priorities change abruptly and high turnover among talented staff. Poor communication from senior leaders; goals unclear, frequent sudden changes, team structures confusing, staff expected to resolve cross-department issues without authority. Workplace culture marred by micromanagement, different opinions, changes, lack of up to date tech and scapegoating which leads to a poor environment. Innovation and strategic feedback discouraged. Genuine professional development unsupported. Most success comes from self-protection and playing office politics with the right people rather than any real support or clarity from management.

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