Horrible - Anonymous employee CGI Employee Review

2.0
Feb 22, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to start if you have no experience - they take anyone

Cons

Horrible place if you want: Career advancement Training of any sort Good salary (or a decent one at that) Good management Friendly work environment. You have to basically kiss up to the 'account executive' in order to get a decent raise or get promoted. Very clique - y, and if you're not in the right clique, forget it. Management doesn't understand the concept of profit and loss - think everything that is expensed doesn't come out of their budget. Had to layoff 15 people because the management team didn't manage the finances correctly.

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Pros

no specific positives to highlight from my perspective

Cons

I worked at CGI in both India and the USA and observed similar workplace culture concerns across both locations. The only real difference was HR—India HR felt more supportive, while my experience with USA HR was disappointing. My employment ended shortly after maternity leave due to an alleged “lack of projects,” which I experienced as a layoff. I also observed what appeared to be misuse of position by some leaders, including blurred professional boundaries, preferential treatment, and expectations that went beyond normal workplace roles—at times resembling personal-assistant-style demands rather than professional conduct. Surprisingly, I also noticed inconsistent “policies” applied differently to different individuals. In some cases, it felt like the rules changed depending on who you were. When leadership became aware that someone was related to another employee in the organization, it sometimes felt like that person was singled out or targeted rather than treated objectively. Overall, these practices—whether through inconsistent treatment, perceived power misuse, or favoritism—undermine trust, damage workplace culture, and raise serious concerns about fairness and professionalism.

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