Terrible, at least for contractors. - Passport Support Associate CGI Employee Review

1.0
Jun 21, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Not many. I work as a contractor and pretty much every pro is on the client side of things, not CGI's side.

Cons

CGI forces you to get health insurance with them, doesn't pay for all of it, and makes you choose between plans that take up most of your paycheck, or plans that have $3,000 deductibles, something I would never meet in a typical year, meaning the basically pays for nothing. They make you use Paid Time Off even if you are told not to come to work for weather related reasons, and this year for Juneteenth, even though it was a federal holiday and the entire facility was closed, they made us use PTO for that, too. They give you zero sick time, and if you need sick time off you either use PTO or Leave Without Pay, which they only give you a small amount of, and if you use all of that in a year you get fired. They pay very low wages and sometimes it's up to 6 years before you get any kind of raise at all. They force you to do overtime on weekends even though for direct employees of the client, overtime is optional. All this is just the tip of the iceberg. They just generally show a blatant disregard for contractor employees, treating them as mere resources to be exploited.

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5.0
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Pros

Good work environment Strong leadership

Cons

Room for growth can be limited unless you really seek it out.

1.0
Jun 16, 2026
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Recommend
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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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