Working at CGI (pros and cons) - Consultant CGI Employee Review

3.0
Jun 23, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Depending on the project and team lead/manager, there can be very good mentoring from the senior staff. Most personnel at the director level are very good mentors and excellent subject matter experts. Most co-workers are a pleasure to be around during work and after work hours.

Cons

Long hours depending on the project. If you end up working on a large engagement on a client site, there will be virtually no work/life balance since you will be asked to work long hours. More than likely, you'll end up loosing your vacation time. It takes several years before most people see their first promotion (of course there are the exceptions where people are promoted within 4-6 years). Yearly raises can be given before receiving yearly performance reviews.

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Great leadership Understanding of work/life balance

Cons

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2.0
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Pros

The team for whom I worked was great. One of the best.

Cons

Other teams not so much. Herding cats and you end up taking over on an IMC call for something not even in your sphere. I feel they blacklist employees they RIF. I had a great Director try to get me in with other BUs and nothing. He tried again and again. Others who got RIF'd told me the same. Not good. Also, seems people look over their shoulders looking for the Grim Reaper. Not a good way to be. And the higher ups that are in charge of client retention seem to not be the ones on the firing line, only the consultants that did great work for the clients who decide to leave. HR who is supposed to help get another job within the company are worthless. They want you to do all the work. Also, CGI is so big teams only know what they know. Learning other teams' stuff seems to be frowned upon. How can you move around? This login makes you stuck.

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