Good place to get experience - don't expect rapid advancement - Anonymous employee CGI Employee Review

3.0
12 May 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There are some great people to work with and there's no end of projects to get involved with. It's easy to work with the same people on different projects so you get to know your teams and co-workers. The pay is market rate and there's a balance of CGI staff and contractors. Benefits are good.

Cons

Getting pay raises and promoted is largely a function of being sponsored by someone senior and connected.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
16 June 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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