Company CEO has Upper-Level Executives contribute the Positive Reviews!!! - Anonymous employee CGi Employee Review

1.0
18 Mar 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Co-workers are like family, very supportive and encouraging of one another, as they don't get that from upper management.

Cons

Upper-level executives post positive reviews on here at the instruction of the CEO, which I personally heard them dictated to do so, yes, it's true. The work hours are long and employees are not rewarded in any way for the long hours they attribute to their jobs. It's expected. They arrange and work conferences but, even when flights are delayed and employees don't get back in until midnight the night before, they're expected to be in the office at 8:00 a.m.! There is no flexibility -- 8-5 M-F. There is no provision to work from home for any portion of time, even though almost everything could be done from home and there literally is not enough space in this house-turned-office for everyone to have an office. They're pretty much crammed in to small rooms. The upper-level management seems to think they're the only ones who matter. They dictate and everyone must follow. There is no "exchange of ideas" or transparency. Transparency is one of this company's values ... the only transparency is between executives, no employees. The turnover rate is over 50%. I can only advise you to pay close attention to the reviews and don't be fooled by the few positive which, when you really read them, you can tell were completed by company management. In a company with only 30-50 employees, there should never be a consistent exit rate of 15-20 people per year!

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