Does Not Meet Expectations - Consultant CGI Employee Review

1.0
Dec 13, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice view from the Dudley Tower.

Cons

* New hires get paid more than employees who have been here for 5-6 years. * Pay is woefully uncompetitive, employees are rapidly leaving for $20k-$30k pay increases elsewhere in the area. * Yearly salary raises are a joke, expect to laugh among your coworkers after your 2% annual raise that doesn't even cover inflation. * Benefits are a joke, you'll be laughing in pain at the $6850 yearly health insurance deductible. * Zero career path, you will remain at a title of Consultant for 10-20 years, after which you'll be promoted to Senior Consultant with no pay increase. * No training or career advancement opportunities, unless you consider reading ebooks as "training" that you could've Googled from anywhere. * No job security, if your project ends and CGI cannot find you a new project in 3 weeks, you are terminated from the company. Management has assured us that this will not likely happen for most employees, but this has already happened for several employees. * Extremely slow turnaround for new projects, which gives very little chance for employees on the bench to be placed on a new project. I was able to apply for a new job, schedule for three interviews, and receive a new job offer in a shorter timespan than CGI could approve the extension for my EXISTING project. * The morale here is a dead horse that keeps getting beaten every time another employee leaves or is let go, at a rate of 1.5 employees per week. * CGI is a big boat that's slowly sinking, and there aren't enough lifeboats for everyone.

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Cons

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1.0
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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.

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