You’re just another cog in the corporate machine - Applications Developer CGI Employee Review

2.0
12 Sept 2019
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Pros

As with most large tech consulting firms your experience will vary from project to project. Throughout my time with the company I was allowed to work remote for a period of time, which was a great perk, their benefits are nice (specifically their stock options), and on another project I was reimbursed all possible expenses you could think of. Only the benefits they supply are guaranteed. Every other perk could be taken away or never given in the first place. Many of their projects are also for interesting clients or on interesting things.

Cons

My experience with the company is subjective to the projects I worked on, but almost everyone I knew wasn’t satisfied with their experience. I have a long list of grievances over my 3+ year tenure. I worked for 2 years out of the Troy, AL office. They pay you less due to cost of living in the area and require you to live in the area for the first 2 years at the company. I was told that I would be granted the ability to work remotely full time after that time and that most people did anyways because no one wanted to live in Troy. I was fresh out of college and wanted to stay close to home so I took the offer hoping to eventually get remote approval. The Troy office is primarily a college grind house. They pay you less than market value and put you in jobs that no one else wants. Either horrifically mundane tasks like moving files or horrifically overworked tasks that require at times 80+ hour weeks. Fortunately I wasn’t put on either of these projects but almost everyone else in my hire group and that was hired after me was. I was the only person in the Troy office that worked on my project (everyone else worked remote) so I would go in for 8 hours a day and sit in a corner of the office by myself and twiddle my thumbs. The culture there is laughable at best with the only office events pay for only. It’s stale, corporate, and soul crushing. After putting in my 2 years I requested to work fully remote so I could move back home so I could be closer to my mother who had recently been diagnosed with cancer. At that time the company had changed its policy on working remote and refused to let me move even after explaining my mother needed my assistance after her diagnosis. I lied and said I had already signed a lease back home and they then reluctantly allowed me to move. I worked for a little under a year remotely and it was very pleasant. Until my project (which was based in Florida) was also told to end remote access for its employees. I was removed from the project due to being fully remote and told I had two weeks to find another project within the company or I would be let go. They do admittedly give you an HR representative to help you find an open position, but with no more remote options being offered if there are no open positions at your closest office center (which there weren’t) then you will be required to relocate. I was fortunate and there was an open position in my state, but I would be required to live in a hotel for the majority of the week and do work I was overqualified for. Needless to say I started looking for another job immediately. I had also not been given a cost of living or performance increase in the past 2 years (even after asking) so finding someone who would pay me significantly more was not hard at all. Overall this company made me feel like I was easily disposable and just cheap labor that was not necessary. If you’re looking for a position in the Birmingham, AL office they admittedly treat their employees better, but every other office I’ve heard the same thing. I’d advise you look elsewhere first.

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5.0
9 Jun 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.

1.0
16 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
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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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