Napoleon would weep- Working at Capgemini Invent is like witnessing the waterloo of French corporate dictatorship
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
Lately I've had concerns about job security with all the disruption.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
The work atmosphere is incredibly stressful, with unrealistic expectations and constant pressure to deliver more than is feasible. I feel like Invent is fostering a competitive or cutthroat environment, with lack of collaboration, anda toxic work atmosphere. I often feel undervalued and overworked. At the same time, the mostly French management plays clear favoritism towards French speakers and shows no regard for the Peakon feedback, I personally stopped speaking up because I saw people getting fired for doing so.
Kommunikation
Communication from management is poor. Decisions that affect the whole team are made without consulting us, and we are often left in the dark.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
There is little to no team cohesion. Everyone is out for themselves, and there's a severe lack of support among colleagues.
Work-Life-Balance
If you're unlucky and talented the job comes with long hours and a lack of work-life balance. The demanding nature of some projects, with absolutely no senior support and incompetent managers / directors / senior directors / vp's can lead to burnout and insufficient personal time. However if you're not too committed / talented and are mostly benched you can optimize your work-life balance heavily - some consultants even find time to film tiktoks in the office where they display their work day going to the office at 10 am and leaving at 5pm.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
Supervisors are more focused on results than on the well-being of their team. They often disregard personal time and health concerns.
Gehalt/Sozialleistungen
My main issues: Salaries not being competitive enough, insufficient bonuses (that don't get paid out), and lack of raises in line with increased responsibilities.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
There is limited opportunity for career advancement as there is a lack of clear promotion pathways or insufficient professional development resources. People getting promoted in the past year are more being promoted through likeability rather than actual skill. This leads to having managers who don't really stand for a topic / subject matter expertise, which on the other hand makes it hard for junior profiles to learn. We used to have very passionate (senior) managers, who cam with other issues, like burnouts and being unbalanced (due to capgeminis strucutral issues so you can not blame them too much), but at least you learned a lot from them.