CGI reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(17,855 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 17,855 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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18K reviews
1.0
Jul 20, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

In general nice people, you can have a career IF you are based in Wales and possibly Leatherhead. Some long term projects. Some interesting projects but the chances are you won't be on those and I'm never sure just how much CGI are involved or are just claiming the glory for someone else's work.

Cons

They don't take care of their staff. There's no career planning (although they say there is), training has to be fought for rather than being planned to help your career and there's no personnel management training. The annual review system is appalling, and I don't mean the program used to administer it. It has to be intended to demotivate people so they accept no pay rise or leave. It is utterly subjective and not fair. On the subject of pay rises - you can be acknowledged as doing a great job and making a real contribution but if you don't meet some arbitrary objectives, which might not be possible for you then you get marked down. Also they expect incredible performance which then becomes "meets expectations". Pay bears no relation to market rates or to your peers. Getting anything done internally is like pulling teeth. The staff in Bridgend still think they are working for Welsh Water and have a "Computer says no" attitude. Offices are variable - Ex Logica ones are quite nice but CGI doesn't believe in spending money on offices so the new offices are really horrible and not suitable for a professional organisation. Finally - the CGI and Logica systems and environments have barely been merged so there is still an us and them mentality at some levels and service desks for one operation to help people from the other organisation is hard.

2.0
Nov 18, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

CGI offers some good benefits: pension, healthcare and childcare vouchers.

Cons

The CGI dream... Flexible hours. Yearly pay increase. Employment growth... it's only a dream. Then, the dream turns into a nightmare: long hours, no overtime paid and CGI must come first above anything else.

1.0
Jan 14, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pension scheme offered as an 8-10% match

Cons

Company culture is awful. Lots of talk about management frameworks and measurements, while senior management ignore any negative feedback, pressure you not to give it, and cultivate culture in which you can't speak up. Progression opportunities are next to non-existent, obscured by wooly language and relationships. Internal systems and processes are extremely outdated, clunky and difficult to navigate. Span of control is far too large for directors to provide any form of impact beyond the bare minimum. Next to no opportunity for pay rises, while bonuses are laughably low and no real motivation to chase them. If you want to be in consulting be aware that this is a resource augmentation head shop, not a management consultancy.

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