Company struggles with growth - Senior Consultant CGI Employee Review

2.0
May 3, 2009
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Pros

It is a company that is focused on growth; it is constantly looking for ways to expand its present in the world market. The head office tends to take a hands off approach to how the individual office operate in their local markets. As long as the office does well they are allowed to seek out whatever opportunity that suits the local offices capabilities. With many offices valued employees are allowed to move if it is at all possible. The company does attempt to keep communicate it intentions to it members with regards to it over all direction. Feed back is encouraged on regular bases.

Cons

CGI has gone through a significant growth over the last ten years. The result is it consists of a collection of many different business units that used to be independent companies. The result is the different businesses units tend to look at inter business unit cooperation as a means to increase its bottom line at the expense of the other Business unit. Since it growth has been significant the Corporate Headquarters has been struggling to create a environment that is capable of supporting this growth. With CGI head quarters being located in Montreal often there is issues with communication due to language barriers.

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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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