Was a good learning experience right out of school. Had good professional experience. - Anonymous employee CGI Employee Review

3.0
12 Aug 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Working at Large Consulting IT firm, can be used to put professional experience on resume. If you are lucky enough to work on a large project. Benefits, Vacation, and Salary are pretty decent and comparable to other large firms. Some large projects can be quite challenging, usually working alongside many different clients.

Cons

After a project ends, they will give u less than a month to find another project. If not they will lay you off period. Hard to move up the ladder; must be a suck up and work extra long hours to show dedication. Bonuses are meager/nonexistent for lower consultants. Also Review system where you will be reviewed by upper management on a 3-6-12 month basis. Reviews will be used to analyze further compensation, increase in salary, and promotional items. Managers can be breathing down your neck a lot. Some upper directors/managers have no lives/ work non-stop/sometimes no sleep.

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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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