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The worst year of my working life - Software Developer Government Digital Service Employee Review

2.0
19 Sept 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Nice office Above average pay for government

Cons

Maybe I'm being harsh, it was mostly people who had been there longer than a year ruined my experience. Nepotism - it's definitely who you know not what you know. Bullying is systemic - I've seen more that one occurrence and I was also treated poorly, my mental health suffered a lot. More bigoted people than any other workplace I've worked at - I thought GDS would be a utopia of diversity and acceptance. Far from it, people are angry over everything. They definitely didn't like change. Pretentious staff who think they are great but are far from it

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4.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
3 May 2026
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Pros

- Generally amazing people throughout the organization. - Job security.

Cons

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