Is CGI a good company to work for?

CGI has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 23,375 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 72% 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?

72% 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 (2099) , Consultant (1538) , Senior Consultant (1418) , Senior Software Engineer (1100) , Business Analyst (537) , Lead Analyst (453) , Associate Software Engineer (448) , Software Developer (432) , IT Consultant (293) , Director (236) , Project Manager (219) , Associate Consultant (170) , Systems Engineer (155) , 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 2190 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 723 reviews)); "Working from home often is a very good culture and allows me to be more flexible." ((in 701 reviews)); "Work culture is good........you don't need to sit on desk for 9 hours." ((in 611 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 1152 reviews)); "Management is poor and not communicate very well to employees" ((in 757 reviews)); "No structured salary for different job groups Pay scale is low as compared to other organizations in market" ((in 576 reviews)); "but if you are under a bad manager then your hikes will not be good." ((in 334 reviews)); "low compensation (not competitive)" ((in 190 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

72% would recommend to a friend

(17,902 total reviews)

François Boulanger

77% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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CGI has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 17,902 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

2.0

Nov 25, 2015

Sweatshop mentality

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working remote does not seem to be a problem, as far as my experience goes. This, of course, makes it easier when there are unreasonable deadlines.

Cons

Nobody will come right out and say so, but you will be expected to work on your vacation time and days off. This is because there is no way humanly possible to complete all of the assigned tasks and still take time off. You will be expected to have read company email that arrived in your inbox late Sunday night before you start work on Monday. If your company was acquired by CGI, expect your annual vacation time to be reduced, and some will also find their salary reduced. You will not have any opportunity to discuss these items, as "onboarding" is handled through a web site and declining appears to mean quitting your job. There will never be adequate scoping of upcoming jobs, because there will never be enough time to perform a thorough evaluation, and/or the requirements will be so vague that you will be guessing about what is needed.

2.0

Nov 8, 2015

Big Corporation with Big Contracts - Lacks Innovation and Creativity

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

CGI has lots of long-term contracts and is a very big corporation itself. Employees are paid every two weeks and employee benefits are very good. Employees can be confident that they will be paid on-time every 2 weeks and are provided health care, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance. One of the best benefits is a stock purchase plan in which the company matches employee contributions up to 3% of the employee's salaries.

Cons

Many of the managers and directors have been with the organization for a long time. And they do not relate well to young and/or talented employees. Moreover, many of the managers and directors focus more on the status quo than the future and many are closed minded to new ideas. Much of the work can be very tedious and monotonous... many employees find the work to be quite boring. Senior consultants are typically hired for a specific role on a specific account. And it is difficult to move to a role on another account. Communications between accounts is very limited and most employees will only communicate with other employees on their own account. And as an employee, there is very little feeling of belonging to a team and being able to help the company be successful. Company retention is poor, and attrition of talented employees is a problem.

1.0

Nov 3, 2015

Horrible...run

Network systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to work from home a couple days a week

Cons

Some management are awful and mean...expect too much out of one person. Don't believe the hype. They are nice In the beginning then the power trip starts. HR does nothing! Do not work here look somewhere else

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