Good for experienced ,Not at all for freshers - Associate Software Engineer CGI Employee Review

3.0
Sep 5, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I have been working with CGI for last 2 years as an associate software engineer . Joined as a fresher. Good work culture . no workload.Awesome work life balance. Good hike. A place to work with comfort.

Cons

Now as I joined as a fresher, the above positive points appear as a blocker for my career growth. Because a budding engineer should be put in an work environment , where he will face lot of challenging works frequently, so that the turbulent journey will make him technically very strong, enable him to take enough workload and will make him confident in his professional career. But CGI completely fails to inspire and utilize the aspiring freshers . So career growth becomes very less. This is the worst part. No challenging project. No good technical works. Very less onsite opportunity. Leads / managers domain in this area. Juniors keep dreaming . Lol Very less learning opportunity. CGI does not understand the difference between the Training program and Workshop. Therefore keep making failed attempts to teach the technologists within 4 or 6 hours. It's really waste of time. And the funny thing is that , the internal review report has been showing that the Training and Development is one of the negetive three areas for two years . And the HR is saying that it needs to be improved but at the EOD no effective step is taken to improve. At the end I would say Experienced ppl need comfort. Juniors want learning opportunities. That's why it is very good company for ppl having more than 7 /8 years experience. But it's very disappointing company for the aspiring juniour engineers .

Explore other reviews about CGI

5.0
Jun 18, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, growth, quality

Cons

Less pay compared to market

1.0
Jun 16, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

no specific positives to highlight from my perspective

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.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All