CGI reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(17,879 total reviews)

François Boulanger

78% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

CGI has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 17,879 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 et conseil aux entreprises industry (3.5 stars).

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18K reviews
3.0
Sep 15, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Slightly higher pay than that in comparable jobs in area as result of stipulation by the Federal Government Department letting the contract to this Contractor specializing in administrative services. Mostly able supervisors, although they were / presumably remain under pressure to generate production quantity / quotas even while theoretically maintaining Mission Statement's "highest product quality". Proficient co-workers. Modern, pleasant physical work environment.

Cons

When - not if - flaws are discovered / obviously revealed unfortunately the blame flows directly from the very top to the very bottom of the organizational hierarchy with dire consequence for the base employee, with no credible effort made to explore, much less institute, possible, reasonable procedural adjustment(s) in order to mitigate future exposure to repetition of such. C G I's obsessive concern with simply retaining Federal contract(s) deters any willingness to consider / explore / propose reasonable, much less innovative / flexible, approach(s) toward enhancing the overall value of the service product it is providing. In fact C G I simply magnifies the extant Federal bureaucratic rigidity by imposing an additional layer of its own requirements above and beyond the Federal Department's as a means of providing procedural insulation for itself.

1.0
Jul 2, 2014

its good if your face fits

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people - seriously there were some very talented people there. I stayed as long as I did because of the people I worked with. The benefits package was good under Logica, but CGI are slowly eroding it away.

Cons

If you work in South Wales and are not in with the management (known nationally as the South Wales Mafia) then you have no hope there. nepotism and favouritism is rife! They only pay you what they can get away with which is below the market rate. The only way to get a pay rise is to hand in your notice. management allowing staff to operate under a Pareto principle of working - 20% of the staff doing 80% of the work. Very Poor at saying thank you to staff who put in the effort. Middle / Senior Management like to operate ether under a culture of fear or ostrich management

1.0
Apr 29, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Nothing much to say here. Infighting, poor management, favortism and nepotism, I could go on and on and on..

Cons

Worst place I have ever worked in an almost 40 year working career. Cultural misalignment between US and French Canadian entities-- socialistic philosophies DO NOT work in the US. VERY poor leadership- the fish sticks from the head down. Extremely bad decision to buy a large, failing European company. Can't wait to leave!!

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