CGI reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(17,894 total reviews)

François Boulanger

77% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

CGI has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 17,894 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 Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Aug 21, 2014

Life at CGI

Recommend
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Pros

Good life and work balance. In-house leadership is very laid back. Promotions for non-exempt is better than other companies if one works hard.

Cons

Non exempt are pushed to the limit thus introducing high turn-over. Insurance offered is not the best for company this large. Communication is somewhat vague or lack of for exempt folks.

2.0
Jun 26, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

CGI had been a great company prior to the Logica acquisition in Australia. There was a strong people oriented culture and emphasis on delivering quality result for the customer. This was supported by the management who had a vision about what consulting is, understood the importance of people and delivery quality. There was a career path, coaching and feedbacks all the way to help you build up experience and achieve your aspirations.

Cons

Since the Logica acquisition, the CGI vision is lost, the CGI's Australian management has been replaced with Logica managers, the emphasis is now on utilisation and milking the customer, it is focused on the quick wins and short term gains. If you are person who can take initiatives, strives on quality and customer satisfaction then you won't enjoy working at CGI, because you won't be treated as a member of the team, instead you're just a body, there is no reward or recognition for your effort, rather it is because CGI is a "great" company

1.0
May 4, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

There are some good, intelligent people working within the company. Good work/life balance. Share Purchase Plan. Incredible IP from CGI global, just lacks awareness and expertise in Australian BU.

Cons

As mentioned in previous reviews CGI Australia used to be great, but since the acquisition of Logica it's really gone backwards in a big way. Used to feel as though you had a future in the company and were made to believe that you could work your way up, not so much anymore, you're just an anonymous 'member' at the very bottom of the pile (of 70k+ workers globally!) No work. Great people sitting on the bench for way too long and as a consequence the office culture is very negative. People thrown at work that is not their area of expertise just to get them off the bench and billable. Possibly the worst HR and finance systems I've seen anywhere - no one knows how to use any of them and no one knows who to ask for help on them. Too many emails on changes of processes are very confusing - who knows what staff are actually required to do, it will be different next week. Staff have actually undertaken activities to setup their own processes due to lack of direction from management. Aging laptops given to staff are hardly sufficient to undertake their work. Take a day of personal leave and the whole of the Australian business unit is made aware of it - public shaming, The Delorean sick leave system has gone back in time to the 50's. Office network speeds aren't great. No career path - there is no difference between a consultant, lead consultant, senior consultant, they're just names. Management operating like Mick Gatto.

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