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      CGI

      Engaged Employer

      CGI reviews

      3.7

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (17,881 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 17,881 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
      3.0
      Jul 24, 2008

      Stable, predictable and boring

      Senior consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Depending on where you work and to whom you report to, CGI may offer a good work/life balance. If you are interested in a predictable stable job, CGI has good potential for you. You can buy stocks with a 50% discount (up to 2% of your salary's worth).

      Cons

      Expect a 2% annual salary raise, profit-sharing sucks ($1000-$1500), the company provides very little incentive to go above and beyond. It's almost a government model, and you don't get any retirement package (at least in Canada). In the end, you might be better off working as a civil servant (if this kind of life interests you).

      3.0
      Jul 23, 2008

      Mediocrity is rewarded; talents not recognized. Management by numbers only.

      Management
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Entrepreneurship is encouraged. Somewhat flexible if you can find the right group to work with.

      Cons

      Entrepreneurship is not supported. Politics. Does not recognize talent. Too little credit to go around; middle management clamor for credit and recognition. Random goals with no strategy. Incentive structure not aligned. Geographical units create knowledge silos.

      3.0
      Jul 21, 2008

      There are worse places to work, but also much better!

      Senior analyst-team lead
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It provides good exposure to IT Outsourcing. I enjoy working with people around the world. If you have a good boss and a good team, you can learn a lot and add to your expertise. I am lucky that I am allowed to work from home 2 days per week, even though it is against company policy. Training is tough to get at times, but when they do pay for training, it is top-notch. I also get to travel quite a bit, which breaks up the monotony. I've travelled to a few places in the US as well as to Montreal.

      Cons

      Lousy benefits, no pension, no bonuses, and salary increases are a joke. Many times those who are promoted are men and are from Montreal. This is frustrating since most do not know what they are doing, in my opinion. There are too many layers as well; from architects to project management, to projects, to operations. The customers suffer because it takes much too much time to get the work done. There are also a lot of incompetent people in the company. Many good people have been terminated due to downsizing/reorganizations, but the incompentent ones always remain. The customers are not as happy with the service as they could be.

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