Best place to learn Politics & for Nepotism - Senior Software Engineer CGI Employee Review

1.0
Jul 21, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Provide Work from Home, Contribution in Company Share purchase plan, Flexible work time

Cons

Management should learn from the training which company provided them, Managers do not know anything, if you ask small things to them, their answers -- 1) I will check and get back to you 2) I will check with HR 3) I will talk to director and get back to you etc. I don't recommend anyone to join the SAP department, only in one condition you can join i.e. if you are good in buttering & postman service. Appraisal (one to one talk), they will accept all your things but you will get nothing. Limited number of members in team but management main focus on costing cutting, when someone ask good hike based on his/her performance, they will give you certificate or good rating. If your performance is ok-ok you won't get anything (no salary hike / no certificate / no good rating). Members who are good in buttering and postman service but their SAP knowledge Zero surely get certificate + good hike + good rating and promotion also . Full politics - I will watch your and you will watch mine. On-site opportunity you will get only when you already spend more than 5 years in company i.e. only for one location (i.e. also useless for your career) but for that also long queue only buttering +postman members jump this queue. Many senior members have already left the company because no increment & politics. Summarize – Full Politics, No increment, No growth, No on-site opportunities, demotivation & degradation.

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Cons

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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