CGI reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(17,884 total reviews)

François Boulanger

78% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

CGI has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 17,884 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
1.0
Aug 25, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

- Good work life balance - IF YOU ONLY WANT A PAYCHECK OR CAN'T FIND ANOTHER JOB USE THIS AS A STEPPING STONE

Cons

- You are being underpaid (go look at Accenture, Deloitte, etc.) - The benefits are terrible - They will try to keep you underpaid on purpose (my starting class only got raises because we found out new hires were making more than we were, even though we had a year of experience, management was unhappy we found out) - This is NOT consulting. You will learn their ERP system and implement it. - There is NO career path. Ask in your interview for materials on the career path, they will not be able to provide nor explain. - There is NO pay bump for being promoted to Senior Consultant - You can be assigned to a Help Desk job where you are just an IT resource doing nothing but answering bug tickets. Assignments are random after MAP (3 months of training) - If you ever end up working >40 hours they offer you "flex time" which is supposed to be time that you are allowed to take off the following week. You can't take this time because they'll give you bad performance reviews, or they will just tell you they need you to work 40 hours. They will do everything in their power to make you work without paying you what you earned. - If you work in Federal you will be told you need to become a SME to advance, so you are pigeonholing your career as a government/government contract employee and gaining few other skills

3.0
Sep 6, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great products and services Lots of potential Great people on a day to day basis Offices and facilities are very nice Benefits are decent Match 401k and Stocks are great

Cons

Leadership at the BU and Metro levels needs to be replaced in many areas. They've gone stale, been with the company too long, and have no recent outside experience. On top of that, they drank their own Kook Aid and don't care about the success of their teams. Being a DCS at CGI is one of the most thankless and difficult jobs you'll do. You're expected to sell, own delivery, and be an internal leader all at the same time. You most likely won't get much help and you will be heavily graded on your performance for every little thing and in the end, no matter how much you accomplish, it won't be enough. Don't fall for the "total compensation" package crap they tell you. The West BU hasn't had any bonuses in over 4 years because they "didn't meet the overall goals of the company". Your base pay is what you get. Selling services at CGI is next to impossible because they do very little marketing, no lead generation, and are mainly only known in the Public Sector. This means when you try to do anything besides that your prospect starts with "I've never heard of CGI". The internal motto is, "The biggest consulting company that you've never heard of". This makes selling anything much harder and it almost doubles the time to close a deal. There are a lot of people with long-tenures at the company. When I started I thought this was a good thing, but after being there, I realized it wasn't. The main reason there are a lot of people with long-tenures is that they get rid of anyone who doesn't meet their goals overnight and the ones that have been there so long are stale because they have very little exposure to other companies and processes. It's kinda like talking to your grandfather about politics - he's never going to change his mind because he knows everything and that's the way you do it. This company is PROCESS HEAVY! There is a form for everything, an approval for everything, and it takes so much effort and energy to do anything that by the time you're done you're frustrated and exhausted. The long-timers and leadership have made knowing these processes their main job (not selling, leading or mentoring) and look at you like your stupid when you get it wrong or have to ask for help.

1.0
Dec 23, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It’s on the bus and train line .

Cons

Awful place . Micromanaged and not a good atmosphere very cold and not inviting .Make sure you apply directly to the Goverment site DO NOT work for CGI thy will never give you a raise and PTO is like an hour percheck . No benefits , They treat the people who work their directly for the Goverment like gold . The CGI contactorsarr treated like dirt .

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