Need to remove people who can't produce at their current level. - Senior Consultant CGI Employee Review

2.0
Jun 13, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

multiple locations reasonable salary Benefits are reasonable for consulting. Will let you work flexible hours. US staff is isolated from Montreal

Cons

It depends on the project you are on, some are great, some are just mismanaged, poor management is tolerated. Getting promoted is based on being on the right project, if they are growing you can get promoted. too many people are promoted and then can't produce, need to have a review structure in place to remove them or demote them. Montreal Management, while successful, do not understand how to make the US consulting more successful CGI does not have strong C-level access at the companies they work for, so they tend to get more technical and minor consulting gigs, unlike Accenture or IBM. Strong outsourcing focus, yet they are very weak in the field. If you are not on a project, you have two weeks to find a new role, otherwise you are laid off. Dumb to say the least.

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Cons

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Pros

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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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