Is CGI a good company to work for?

CGI has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 23,384 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 72% of employees would recommend working at CGI to a friend and 60% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about CGI have been left by employees working as Business Analyst Intern , Scrum Master and Data Scientist .

Does CGI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CGI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CGI. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CGI?

72% of CGI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CGI 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CGI?

Software Engineer (2099) , Consultant (1538) , Senior Consultant (1418) , Senior Software Engineer (1100) , Business Analyst (537) , Lead Analyst (453) , Associate Software Engineer (448) , Software Developer (432) , IT Consultant (293) , Director (236) , Project Manager (219) , Associate Consultant (170) , Systems Engineer (155) , Manager (124) , Senior Business Analyst (110)

What are the pros of working at CGI according to real employee reviews?

"1. Good work life balance: usually can get off work on time and no calls on weekends." ((in 2195 reviews)); "Good benefits and easy to get onto service desk for a first step into an IT career" ((in 763 reviews)); "The people that you work closely with are often great people and fun to be around." ((in 726 reviews)); "Working from home often is a very good culture and allows me to be more flexible." ((in 699 reviews)); "Work culture is good........you don't need to sit on desk for 9 hours." ((in 610 reviews))

What are the cons of working at CGI according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary for the average technical positions (developers and IT consultants) compared to other similar companies in Lisbon." ((in 1169 reviews)); "Management is poor and not communicate very well to employees" ((in 763 reviews)); "No structured salary for different job groups Pay scale is low as compared to other organizations in market" ((in 572 reviews)); "but if you are under a bad manager then your hikes will not be good." ((in 329 reviews)); "low compensation (not competitive)" ((in 188 reviews))

What are employees saying about CGI layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about CGI layoffs and their outlook for job security at CGI in 2026.

What are the top reviewed CGI locations?

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CGI reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(17,908 total reviews)

François Boulanger

77% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

3.1

Compensation and benefits

CGI has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 17,908 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CGI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.5 stars).

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18K reviews

2.0

Aug 12, 2008

Mediocrity will be rewarded, so don't even think about going above and beyond...

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Theoretically, there are lots of opportunities. But once you start in one are, it's basically impossible to redirect your career.

Cons

Regardless of whether you are an average performer or a star, salary and recognition won't change. Once you are good at something, they will only make you do that. No effort on providing employees with career growth opportunities. Employee satisfaction and recognition just does not seem to be a priority.

2.0

Jun 13, 2008

Need to remove people who can't produce at their current level.

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

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.

2.0

Jun 11, 2008

C

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

some of the co-workers. It depends on what office you work in. Canadian employees are treated great, the US employees, not so much.

Cons

Unless you want to be stuck outsourcing your entire life, forget it.

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