CGI reviews

* Management is not "on your side". There are a lot of moments where a client may complain or disagree and management immediately comes at you without asking questions. * Incredibly slow, more than normal government consulting work * People pleasing company, so limited "consulting" opportunities * Typically stay on a specific project for years, even on the same team * Limited ability to take formal courses/certifications without signing yearly contracts * Even with a graduate degree, may be 4+ years before promotion to Senior Consultant regardless of work ethic/deliverables * Incredibly rare to meet someone who has been at the company for more than 2-3 years (most of my entry cohort has left within 3 years of working at CGI Federal) * Below average pay rate, and annual salary increases are minimal (3-5% avg)

Probably everything else. I started in their college program, where I did a couple months of ERP Momentum training for a couple months at headquarters before getting placed on a project. The project I got placed on was terrible. Essentially, it was very poorly run. There were too many people with not enough work to give out. I, along with many of the younger people, sat around a lot and had nothing to work on. The managers did a poor job communicating, and made no efforts to check in with anyone to see how they are doing. My manager had no people skills, I am surprised how he got a manager role. Some people requested to transition to a different project, but got turned down. Not sure why they got turned down, there was literally no work to do at times. So basically I felt like I was trapped working there. It was bad.