GulfTalent.com has an employee rating of 1.9 out of 5 stars, based on 22 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a poor working experience there. The GulfTalent.com employee rating is 51% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).
The pay is OK. Broad types of work as the tasks are not always specialized.
Cons
Micromanagement, lack of transparency, very long work hours, poor communication from senior management, lack of division within departments, no autonomy
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Teaches you a whole new level of discipline. I actually look back and can see some positives in the forensic detail and analysis he makes his staff go through. If you apply about 50% of the discipline he expects then you will stand head and shoulders above your peers. 100% will burn you out and you'll be 10 times better than the MD but a basket case which is what he uses to control people he knows he can never match up to.
Cons
Micromanagement
Boss judges others by his own inadequacies
Stupid hours
Boss has no idea of management apart from to make staff feel as useless as possible
He will have you believe that you are incompetent and questioning your own skills. DO NOT believe him. No matter how rubbish he makes you feel, you will always be a better human being than he is.
Salary - it is better than most of the employers BUT doesn't beat the top notches.
Cons
Micromanagement redefined - you will eventually have to agree with higher management's idea or be ready for lengthy discussions on the same topic lasting anywhere from 2 hours to infinite. Goes to the level where even buying a very simple office item ends up in a two weeks' "review."
Extremely paranoid - they feel pride in saying they don't trust anyone and you will know you're part of that "anyone." No trust shown in terms of anything related to work/office whatsoever; even the longest serving employees know no details about anything. You need to report each and everything in absolute detail; initially you'd be asked only to provide general update but that will eventually finish into the deepest detail you could provide.
Extremely controlled work environment - even where and how you sit needs to be defined by the highest level of management. You will feel like your hands are tied behind and you still need to produce at your best. I assume you guys are imaginative enough to think of the consequences!
Confidence reaching arrogance - the confidence reaches arrogance for what they have produced. And that leads sometimes to publish misleading reports.
Even good change not welcomed - almost impossible to bring any change because of the points mentioned above. And the main reason they still have a legacy system they are proud of.
No fun at work - be "professionals" is the mantra. And that means not even talk about anything else. And when the higher management isn't around everyone just let lose.
According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GulfTalent.com employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GulfTalent.com. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
27% of GulfTalent.com employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated GulfTalent.com 1.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 1.8 for culture and values and 1.8 for career opportunities.