can be a good employer but be careful and keep your eyes open - Information Technology Manager CGI Employee Review

2.0
Sep 11, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

able to learn .. very fast paced environment and if you are aggressive with your career plan and follow it, you can advance and have a good career. the opportunity is there to learn many different skillsets and if you are active in your training requests and ensure that you push for it, you do have the chance to accomplish a lot in that regard, and to get certifications that help you along the way. They are accomodating when it comes to requiring personal time, depending on the situation, and i have no complaints about being able to handle family issues without negative impact.

Cons

not very good with processes and procedures, and in many cases it is close to impossible to implement a service improvement plan or process and get buy in from management...too many 'cowboys' when it comes to things that can negatively impact P&L...too many internal structures to fight...so it becomes difficult to track performance and difficult to ensure that anything gets improved. You have to fight for salary increases and minimal bonuses despite work performance, which has led to a less than motivated staff. When you feel that nothing will change regardless of the effort that you put in, it's difficult to maintain motivation.

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Cons

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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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