CGI reviews

3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(17,846 total reviews)

François Boulanger

77% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

CGI has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 17,846 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CGI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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18K reviews
5.0
Oct 1, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company is ever changing and it puts value in its members that deliver. It is a very large company that is trying to become a global leader. Its strategy of keeping a local focus works. There is a focus on each member's well being. Personally I enjoyed the Oxegen program, an employee wellness program, where member can go to the gym during lunch. There are also seminars where member can get to know more about healthier living. The montreal office being downtown is easy to get to by public transportation. It is a company with solid management, and generally make the right decisions.

Cons

Managers are consistently changing. Re-orgs are porly done. Your enjoyment of the company depends on the department you are in. The salary renumeration is poor. If you are joining CGI for competative salaries, please look elsewhere. Once in, it is difficult to achieve significant salary increases. You are best to leave CGI work for another company then come back, as any salary increase over 10% requires the approval of the CEO. An ackward position to be in for a member who has peformed and a manger that believes in his employee. as per fairness and respect, it is all depentant on who you get, like any company. Career opportunities are fine if you are new to the business. A seasoned expert will be out of luck.

2.0
Sep 26, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are many technical opportunities for growth especially if you are bilingual and speak French. There is a genuine lack of experienced resources and many opportunities for employment in many technical fields. If you want to move to other offices globally, you can easily make the connections and potentially move elsewhere (at your own expense).

Cons

Key decision makers and and the management approach is all based on the Montreal head-office perspective. Management in Montreal seems to have little time for trying to understand how the people and teams function in the Toronto area and expect treatment of clients and the way things get done to be the same. The management layer demands you be politically savy and develop tight relationships with the Montreal management.

4.0
Sep 24, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I really like the work atmosphere and people I work with at CGI. Although I cannot speak from personal experience, I get the impression that other similar consulting companies (Accenture, Booz Allen, ect.) are more demanding of their employees. At CGI, things seem a little more relaxed. I typically work 40 hours a week, and have all my weekends off (of course there have been a few exceptions to this rule). Also, the people that I work with are great. They are smart and work hard, but are also fun and easy to get along with. I also think the work we do is interesting. I think the benefits are really good overall - however, the 401k match could be improved. Finally, the company seems to be doing fairly well.

Cons

The pay might be a little less then some of the more demanding companies I mentioned above; however, I still feel I'm paid a good salary.

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