Ambition is not recognized. Great if happy with pay and title. - Senior Consultant CGI Employee Review

3.0
Sep 22, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

CGI can be very accommodating of work/life balance concerns. In the past, they accommodated work from home and part-time situations for me and many of my co-workers to assist with school, health and other reasons. Additionally, much of the consulting work is done in company offices, so the atmosphere is very different from other consulting firms which generally work on the client site.

Cons

“You don’t work at CGI to become rich” is the words of my account leadership. The company is generally known to have a lower total compensation package from that of similar consulting firms. The company consists of many divisions, and the pay, type of work, and amount of work done varies across groups – the expectations of a Sr. Consultant in one group is not necessarily the same in another. Additionally, the company is still addressing issues with merging the AMS consulting practice (e.g., custom system development and COTS implementation) into the business services (e.g., data center hosting, etc) of CGI.

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5.0
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Pros

Culture and work/life balance are what has kept me here

Cons

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1.0
Jun 16, 2026
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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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