Capgemini

Individual sub-businesses within the larger Capgemini group have a chance to define rules and procedures that work best for them, regardless of what larger Capgemini dictates.

Completely asinine processes bloated with red tape involved with corporate card reimbursements. Several employees have to deal with late fees on their cards as a result.

Use of outdated and inefficient administration tools.

C-suite management that lacks empathy and dictates to employees.

Return to office mandate without allowing for much input, if any, from employees on how this might impact them.

Client relationships that go against the larger company's sustainability and climate goals.

Policies sometimes get announced that have a direct impact on our ability to do our day-to-day job with little thought given to that impact.

Executes layoffs when the company as a whole is doing well.

• Have more open forums with less canned questions that drive meaningful discussion.
• Take a course on leadership empathy.
• Create a safer environment for employees to speak up when they take issue with your decisions, and give them a platform to do so (and then actually listen).
• Reflect on the fact that layoffs are a failure of management, not individuals.
• Understand the impact a return-to-office mandate can have on individuals.