Poor management - Senior Software Developer CGI Employee Review

1.0
Feb 13, 2024
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Pros

Compared to other service providing companies that I have worked with, i cant seem to recollect any special pro to list here

Cons

- Management is built with friends and family circle rather than based on eligibility and capability. - No respect for developers. Open humiliation in the office and in front of clients. - No humanity, empathy or any kind of emotional sentiment for employees. Employees are reprimanded even with severe health issues and are forced to work beyond 10-12 hours with no overtime. This has caused a lot of employees to have come out of this company with anxiety disorder, panic attacks and heart conditions. - Managers do not know the definition of their role and hence are unaware of their roles and responsibilities and they consider the designation of Manager as owning employees as slaves. - No backbone or decision making skills. Lacking basic IT 101 knowledge also do not help any further. - No monitory or skill growth. Still work on outdated technology and no learning growth on recent technology. Most of the projects are still being worked on Angular 2 - No diversity or inclusivity. - 0 work life balance

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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
Anonymous employee
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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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