Scotland/Glasgow - IT Staff - stay away - Anonymous employee CGI Employee Review

1.0
Mar 25, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

* Central location. * A consultancy that has a base office for developers.

Cons

90+ Developers have resigned over the last 14 months (20 in the last 10 weeks) from Glasgow's two delivery centers (ODSC, Java Development Center) leaving 18 staff total. 1) Salary - average 35-50% below industry average across all levels. 2) Bonuses are denied by moving financial targets. 3) Offices are jokingly referred to as "dystopian looking" 4) 2 Senior VPs purposefully sabotaging the departments, bullying staff at all levels (5/8 senior staff were off with stress during 1 month). 5) Unsanitary working conditions (thick dust on desks and hair balls on carpets) and utilitarian with (literally) no storage. 6) Offices are never large enough for all the staff (staff work full time in the kitchen). Plants are not allowed in CGI offices as they are "unhygienic". 7) You may be told to "bring devices from home" to meet contract requirements. 8) Project mangers routinely out-number developers due to corporate bureaucracy and standard billing practices: a recent project had 1 Developer and 8 PMs. 9) You are expected to work on new I.P. in your spare time - unpaid, with no rewards for projects that lead to business. VPs have refused any action being taken on the above, despite 4+ years worth of reports/complaints/requests for assistance.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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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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