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      CGI

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      CGI reviews

      3.7

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (17,884 total reviews)

      François Boulanger

      78% 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 17,884 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
      Nov 21, 2008

      Stagnant, uninspiring company

      Consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They were good with work/life balance issues. They have this idea of compensatory time when you work extra hours, so almost never had an issue with having enough vacation time.

      Cons

      The company is too corporate and straight out of the tv show "the office". Communications are handed down from the top with no explanation of the company's strategic direction and vision. They seemed genuinely proud to be the "8th largest" IT company in the world, and never did management explain if/how they planned to move up in that ranking. Reviews and promotions were arbitrary and often you could be promoted without a pay raise, because raises and promotions were on different cycles!

      1.0
      Nov 2, 2008

      CGI - Full of promises, all of them are empty.

      Business analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Honestly, the only great reason to work for CGI is when you are fresh out of college. If I say anything else is good, I would be lying.

      Cons

      Get your 1 year experience, and move on. The management is clueless on large projects, and treats you like kids. Managers are picked based on who is in the "clique." Experience and people skills mean nothing to become a manager or team lead. Morale is often very low due to very weak management. Little to no communication. Managers always pass the blame to people on their team, it is never their faults. Little to no direction. Team leads are often kids - very immature, and childish - i.e. playing hangman during meetings (true story).

      2.0
      Sep 9, 2008

      Maybe for a First Job....MAYBE

      Consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      As a company, it seems to be a decent enough place as an entry level college graduate. There are rare occasions when you will work with managers who excel in leadership, but it wont be often. Entry level salaries are competitive and there are spotty areas worth being in

      Cons

      There is no real push to succeed or over deliver. The US operations of CGI are a conglomerate of acquired companies which have yet to be integrated correctly. There seems to be very little internal growth and there is very high turnover for new hires. The company does a lot of its work on government contracts and has a tendency to hire large numbers of recent college grads to back fill ongoing projects to complete testing with no discernible training or advancement opportunities. No perks to speak of really, and an overall atmosphere of discontent among new hires, and an atmosphere of bureaucracy amongst management

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