Got very unlucky with my project - Business Systems Analyst CGI Employee Review

1.0
Oct 15, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Client site was very flexible with the hours

Cons

Probably everything else. I started in their college program, where I did a couple months of ERP Momentum training for a couple months at headquarters before getting placed on a project. The project I got placed on was terrible. Essentially, it was very poorly run. There were too many people with not enough work to give out. I, along with many of the younger people, sat around a lot and had nothing to work on. The managers did a poor job communicating, and made no efforts to check in with anyone to see how they are doing. My manager had no people skills, I am surprised how he got a manager role. Some people requested to transition to a different project, but got turned down. Not sure why they got turned down, there was literally no work to do at times. So basically I felt like I was trapped working there. It was bad.

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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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