Is CGI a good company to work for?

CGI has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 23,419 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 71% 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?

71% 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 (2109) , Consultant (1542) , Senior Consultant (1418) , Senior Software Engineer (1100) , Business Analyst (539) , Lead Analyst (454) , Associate Software Engineer (449) , Software Developer (432) , IT Consultant (292) , Director (236) , Project Manager (218) , Associate Consultant (170) , Systems Engineer (157) , 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 2170 reviews)); "Good benefits and easy to get onto service desk for a first step into an IT career" ((in 769 reviews)); "The people that you work closely with are often great people and fun to be around." ((in 715 reviews)); "Working from home often is a very good culture and allows me to be more flexible." ((in 714 reviews)); "Work culture is good........you don't need to sit on desk for 9 hours." ((in 599 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 1155 reviews)); "Management is poor and not communicate very well to employees" ((in 770 reviews)); "No structured salary for different job groups Pay scale is low as compared to other organizations in market" ((in 567 reviews)); "but if you are under a bad manager then your hikes will not be good." ((in 335 reviews)); "low compensation (not competitive)" ((in 195 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

71% would recommend to a friend

(17,938 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 17,938 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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Reviews by job title

18K reviews

2.0

Apr 28, 2014

Its an OK startout company but move on after 2 years

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Flexible Schedule for some teams -Work from home -good socials but not enough -work-life balance -Stock Options but everyone has them when the company is public and is profitable for the company -Really nice and helpful people, really smart too -lots of college hires -Profit Sharing, is a nice LITTLE bonus for christmas presents

Cons

-Few growth opportunities -Terrible healthcare insurance 2K ded. for single plus a premium per pay check for maintaining insurance -TERRIBLE LOCATION -SUPER LOW SALARY, actual cost of living is around average which salaries dont reflect -NO HELP when trying to transfer offices after working for several years -TOO MANY Promises not enough action -Sometimes really boring projects not enough challenge -There is a gym also but the GYM sucks! i rather get a little money extra to pay for a membership -not enough perks

3.0

Apr 28, 2014

Consultant QA Tester

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Flexible hours, love my team, good opportunity to network with lots of people from different backgrounds, good diversity, opportunity to become involved in a project where you don't know much about it and you end up learning quite a bit. Great if you wanna travel since they pay for everything, so you are saving a lot of your own earnings. With benefits and covered travel expenses, you really are a "member" at this company, but without travel I don't think it is worth it...

Cons

I'm on a horribly managed and time crunched project. Everything is rushed, there are no processes for everything, but we do feel like we have some say in what we do (although this is probably the only project where that can happen). Payment is every 2 weeks (80hrs) and in order to get comp time you must have over 95hrs for 2 weeks. Everything over 95hrs is considered comp time (1hr of work for 1hr of comp time) which you can take at anytime as long as your manager on your project gives the "ok". So, you must "contribute" or "donate" 15hrs in two weeks before you can gain comp time hours. It's really frustrating if you do 10-15 hrs over 80hrs, and you don't get anything in return....

2.0

Apr 24, 2014

An excellent company for "below average" people.

Executive consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- It's a good company if you are not a very smart person and not fit for companies like IBM, Accenture, Google, etc. - Generous pay if you are white or worship big bosses

Cons

CGI might be a great company, but following observations are based on my experiences in some of the US offices: - Treat "non white" employees as workers and will never give them senior management positions. - Most of the people are average or below average. They are not qualified to successfully deliver large custom software development projects. - Most of their success stories are on the projects where they were sub to companies like IBM and Accenture. - Some of the US offices are run like family owned businesses. Not very professional. - No a process oriented company. I think CGI is a CMMI level 3 company. - And many more when I compare CGI with similar companies. Bottom line - Do not join CGI if you are a smart person and believe in innovation. Do not expect good salary raises and/ or promotion if you are not white or close to senior management.

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