UK staff are VERY unhappy - IT Manager CGI Employee Review

1.0
Jul 20, 2015
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Pros

In general nice people, you can have a career IF you are based in Wales and possibly Leatherhead. Some long term projects. Some interesting projects but the chances are you won't be on those and I'm never sure just how much CGI are involved or are just claiming the glory for someone else's work.

Cons

They don't take care of their staff. There's no career planning (although they say there is), training has to be fought for rather than being planned to help your career and there's no personnel management training. The annual review system is appalling, and I don't mean the program used to administer it. It has to be intended to demotivate people so they accept no pay rise or leave. It is utterly subjective and not fair. On the subject of pay rises - you can be acknowledged as doing a great job and making a real contribution but if you don't meet some arbitrary objectives, which might not be possible for you then you get marked down. Also they expect incredible performance which then becomes "meets expectations". Pay bears no relation to market rates or to your peers. Getting anything done internally is like pulling teeth. The staff in Bridgend still think they are working for Welsh Water and have a "Computer says no" attitude. Offices are variable - Ex Logica ones are quite nice but CGI doesn't believe in spending money on offices so the new offices are really horrible and not suitable for a professional organisation. Finally - the CGI and Logica systems and environments have barely been merged so there is still an us and them mentality at some levels and service desks for one operation to help people from the other organisation is hard.

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5.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Inclusive workplace; great benefits; supportive of personal and professional growth; decent compensation for the area; - especially given the benefits; great leadership; strong culture and values.

Cons

Can be ups and downs if you are in a more volatile area of work which has contracts come and go. AI has increased that volatility across the industry and CGI hasn’t been immune. Individuals experience can vary by manager, but it’s a very good company.

2.0
May 7, 2026
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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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