Interesting work, great local team, aggressive global tactics - Financial Analyst CGI Employee Review

3.0
Oct 27, 2015
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Pros

Fantastic management team. Western Canada is doing well, and employees are treated with respect and given opportunities to grow. From observation, our office seems to have much better employee turnover than Ontario/Quebec, likely due to the great work environment and caring management. Good work/life balance, really interesting work. I highly recommend the local office, it was a great experience and I'm sad to be laid off.

Cons

While the local office is fantastic (you might actually get to stay here until retirement if you wish!), the company as a whole is very aggressive with takeovers and subsequent restructuring (all good things financially, just cruel for affected employees). Corporate jobs are unstable due to constant cost restructurings. Corporate positions are paid less than comparable positions in other companies.

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 16, 2026
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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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