A Circus of Dysfunction. Pay Cuts. Turnover like a Revolving Door. Training Disaster. - Consultant CGI Employee Review

1.0
Aug 1, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Stable - as long as they can bill the client.

Cons

Toxic workplace to the core - I was appalled by treatment I both witnessed firsthand and heard about. Those who dare speak up about shameful "leadership" risk being turned on by management and the strongarm HR department. I witnessed team leads berate employees hired as new graduates. Pressure cooker like environment - borderline abusive "People Leaders" on certain teams. But I won't name names or share specifics. Training is a complete and total disaster - it is the most dysfunctional company and onboarding process I have ever seen. Turnover runs rampant due to poor environment, pay cuts (Tiny raises during runaway inflation), and a depressing career growth outlook. People come here excited and slowly have their souls crushed month after month, therefore the company operates like a revolving door. Especially younger employees are quick to leave, which I applaud them for after witnessing the dysfunction and atrocious management style on certain teams. Therefore, your team is constantly understaffed and undertrained. In the meantime, people leaders carry all the burden of "training" new employees, being evaluated constantly on their training metrics. I had employees on other teams asking to meet, because their team was so understaffed and overworked due to turnover that their "People Leaders" couldn't find time in their calendar on a regular basis to give them basic training. No wonder Seniors and Team Leads are stressed out, which leads to lashing out. Working the job of three, while underpaid, and tasked with training the new Consultant who walks in the door month after month! If given the choice of one of my children taking their career to this company or walking over hot coals, I would choose the latter. I refuse to work somewhere where I would be sad if my family and children worked. Therefore I left for significantly more pay and a 1000% better environment.

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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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