Not a good experience... Immense politics - Consultant CGI Employee Review

1.0
Jul 9, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good allowances Kind of flexible but depends on managers Free dinner

Cons

HR team is the worst, they stopped everything, removed all TV monitors at the pantry and even news won't be shown, recently they removed newspapers in the campus too HR doesn't have any job rather than looking at your clothes, just like a schools headmaster... they even send you home even if the stitching of your trousers are not as per their expectations, they even check the socks which you wear... And as usual everything is formal for woman no matter what they wear. Complains about anything to the HR will result in your bad performance rating with a comment "you know how things work here"... Personal experience No gym, no activities, no parties, no outings. People Managers are maximum backdoor entries with no technical knowledge and no management skills, just hell bent on making employees life pathetic. Permanent night shifts. It is 2019 and the policies of this company haven't changed since 1980s, this company and its management are still living in the bronze age. Hikes are very less. Employee engagement is equal to none, just come, work and go, no fun at work. No Exposure to new technologies, everything is outdated. Strictly formals are only entertained. India Leadership is only concerned about cost cutting and not about employee satisfaction. The above issues are only found to be in India level Leadership, please become mature, you are running a company not a convent school.

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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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