CGI reviews

I worked at CGI and unfortunately, my experience was far from positive. I was terminated for sending an email to my personal account, which felt incredibly unjust given the circumstances. The work environment is extremely demanding, with employees being required to work 50 hours a week, including weekends and evenings from 5-8 PM. This workload is unsustainable and leads to burnout. I had hoped to advance my career by obtaining a certification. Despite submitting the necessary forms twice, my project manager completely ignored my requests and didn't even bother to reply. This lack of support and communication from management is disheartening. The project I was involved in was poorly managed, resulting in it being over budget with 100 people working on it. The project status was "red" and the government customer was extremely disappointed with our performance. We missed the go-live date by an entire year, which is unacceptable and a clear indicator of the systemic issues within the company. Overall, my time at CGI was marred by unprofessional management, unrealistic expectations, and a toxic work culture. I cannot recommend this company to anyone seeking a supportive and balanced work environment.

- Nothing to do. I had 2 job offers. At my previous employer, I had the same problem and was made redundant which I found incredibly stressful. I chose CGI because they convinced me this wouldn't happen here. I was told I'd be working for a client in roughly 2 weeks after starting. 3 months later, I still had no client, so I resigned after only 3 months and went to work for the company I had turned down 3 months earlier. Feel like I was lied to by the recruiter who told me I'd have work within 2 weeks. I was told by my manager that the recruiter should not have told me this. - The job board. Most consultancies that I have worked for will arrange a client for you. At CGI, you have to go onto a job board and apply for those jobs yourself. If you are without a job for a long time, you become at risk of redundancy. However I was told there are ways around this (e.g. if you are coming to the end of that time period, you can sign up for a certification training and that resets the clock). For me, this defeats the purpose of working for a consultancy. I may as well apply for these jobs myself outside of CGI and be paid more as a consultant.