An OK place for OK people; a frustrating place for strong performers - Anonymous employee CGI Employee Review

2.0
Dec 11, 2008
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Certain units have very high standards and hold their employees to them. Others are just places where so-so IT consultants stagnate. Try to find a gem of a manager; it makes life at CGI a lot nicer.

Cons

The company's different units spend a lot of time and resources figuring out how to shift costs around so nothing hits their books. This is an IT consulting firm that branches out, mostly through acquisitions, into business consulting. If you're not from an IT background, you won't get much respect. And even if you are...this is a technology company with regular email failures and a "helpdesk" that is uniquely unhelpful. Over the last several years, the benefits have gone from fine to barely acceptable. They took away a week of vacation from new hires, for instance. Raises and promotions are few and far between, even for strong performers.

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5.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Inclusive workplace; great benefits; supportive of personal and professional growth; decent compensation for the area; - especially given the benefits; great leadership; strong culture and values.

Cons

Can be ups and downs if you are in a more volatile area of work which has contracts come and go. AI has increased that volatility across the industry and CGI hasn’t been immune. Individuals experience can vary by manager, but it’s a very good company.

1.0
Jun 16, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

no specific positives to highlight from my perspective

Cons

I worked at CGI in both India and the USA and observed similar workplace culture concerns across both locations. The only real difference was HR—India HR felt more supportive, while my experience with USA HR was disappointing. My employment ended shortly after maternity leave due to an alleged “lack of projects,” which I experienced as a layoff. I also observed what appeared to be misuse of position by some leaders, including blurred professional boundaries, preferential treatment, and expectations that went beyond normal workplace roles—at times resembling personal-assistant-style demands rather than professional conduct. Surprisingly, I also noticed inconsistent “policies” applied differently to different individuals. In some cases, it felt like the rules changed depending on who you were. When leadership became aware that someone was related to another employee in the organization, it sometimes felt like that person was singled out or targeted rather than treated objectively. Overall, these practices—whether through inconsistent treatment, perceived power misuse, or favoritism—undermine trust, damage workplace culture, and raise serious concerns about fairness and professionalism.

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