Poor pay and benefits. - Senior Consultant CGI Employee Review

1.0
Jun 25, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

New low-end laptop every 4 years. Some people get a 21inch CRT but with a doctor's note you can get a 17 inch LCD. Also, if you have a doctor's note you can get a comfortable chair.

Cons

Pay - bottom rung. Benefits - bottom 50% of industry. Raises - .5 to 1.5%. Stock is dead money so make sure to sell your stock purchase plan stock as soon as it enters your account. CGI has a dual-class share system so the company can never get bought out with an associated stock price jump. This company is a cash cow so it could have a very large dividend but instead it does not.

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5.0
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Pros

Great leadership Understanding of work/life balance

Cons

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2.0
May 7, 2026
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Recommend
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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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