Worst employment experience of my career - UX Designer Capgemini Employee Review

1.0
Feb 28, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

There are basically no pros I can give to this employer. They try to keep good people, buy employee loyalty by giving them cheap and useless gifts... One may be lucky to be placed in a good client team, but then it's already another employer, not Capgemini... The only good thing was that I met a few great people and have those contacts now. For the rest, it is just not worth it.

Cons

Where to start?! First, I experienced very little professional development. I persoanlly felt my managers didn't provide a lot of inspiration and didn't facilitate skill development. Second, the salary package forced me to take a car as part of the remuneration. This was the biggest mistake I could have ever make. In the end, I paid much for using the car for a single year than I ever benefitted from it. And while the car was not bad, it was utterly NOT suited for driving in Brussels 9BE in general) and parking there. In the end, I paid 600 eur to the car fleet company for damages that were not even my fault.... Ludicrous! Third, the general consultancy environment doesn't make you feel as part of a team. You're neither fully working at CapGemini, nor t the client. I really struggled with this lack of belonging. As a result, I felt alone, without any support of the team. I stayed there only 1 year as I coulnd't take anymore that mental frustration and desperation. Fourth, culturally, I just didn't bond with locals. They had their own club there and non-Flemish people could hardly get in there. Also, I wasn't a fan of the general vibe. It just didn't have any vibe. Finally, the management and even young professionals that start working there - all feel like they've sold their souls for money. Their only goal is to get a more expensive, nicer car and bigger bonus at the end of the year. The place is built to celebrate and reward bullies and those who speak loud. For people that are more intravert and humble, that may not be the best environment. I took an enourmous mental hit and felt depressed and anxious all 12 months. So, my takeaway was - never work for a consultancy firm again, never agree to a car as part of the salary package and avoid overrated, arrogant and bad managers!

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5.0
Jul 5, 2026
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Pros

Company provides training on soft skills and technical skills prior to placing on a project.

Cons

Client contracts can end unexpectedly so you may not get to work on a project long term and change from project to project.

1.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Recommend
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Pros

there are no pros for this company

Cons

I was laid off after spending several months on the bench, with "lack of available projects" cited as the reason. However, another consultant in the same role who was also without an active client engagement was retained. As a woman and racial minority, I could not ignore the disparity in how these decisions appeared to be made. Before my termination, I reported being recorded without my consent and raised concerns about conduct that I believed reflected implicit bias. I was referred to as "URM" instead of by my name or role, encouraged toward race based employee resource groups rather than meaningful career opportunities, and repeatedly advocated for fair project placement while on the bench. My employment ended shortly after I raised these concerns. Following my termination, I pursued the matter through the appropriate internal and legal channels. I provided documentation supporting my concerns and gave the company multiple opportunities to investigate and resolve the issues. Rather than meaningfully addressing the evidence or acknowledging the seriousness of the allegations, the company denied wrongdoing, offered what I viewed as a nominal severance, and declined to accept accountability. Employees deserve confidence that concerns about discrimination and retaliation will be investigated objectively and fairly. My experience left me with the opposite impression.

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