Cognizant reviews

- Unlimited PTO. It sounds great on paper, but your time off (both when and how much) is regulated by management. Instead of being secure that you can take time off that you've earned, you're monitored and made to feel guilty. - Lack of camaraderie. Don't expect to go out for drinks after work or have lunch together. Depending on your manager, you may even have to get permission to participate in things like potlucks during the day. - Lack of direction from upper management. Even though we had pretty aggressive team initiatives, we never had a clear understanding of how the work we were doing fit into the overall goals of the company. This resulted in a lot of confusion and projects stretching out far longer than they should have. - Upper management was completely out of touch. Direct managers knew what was going on in the department but didn't have any real power. Upper management was clueless and made decisions that were not in the best interest of the company or the department. - Confusing internal processes and policies: multiple IT systems, no admin privileges on your machine, multiple passwords to manage. Very corporate. - Confusing bonus structure. After an hour long meeting explaining the bonus structure and the payout amounts, people still didn't understand and just resigned themselves to accepting whatever they got. - No clear communication about raises or promotions. Raises usually come around sometime between January and April. By June there was still no communication about whether or not there would be raises for the year. Most of the time, it felt like the product teams were completely siloed from each other. Teams working on the same floor were unaware of the other's processes or work. There was absolutely no collaboration between teams or departments. If you want to innovate within your role, this is not the company for you.

im really shocked that everyone is sharing good experiences abt dis company!! dis fooled me into joining cognizant! i joined as a fresher(i really had read most of d reviews b4 joining). starting from induction, evrything was worst! we wer not even given proper induction! training ws nt up to d mark! and worst of all- bench! they hav put me on a bench since a year! i havent got any experience...i havent even allocated a single project, i cant even switch....i feel like i have ruined my career even before it starts, by joining cognizant! when u ask abt proj, operations team will tell u abt market scenario, and even give u stupidity like "enjoy this period..once u r in proj, u wont get such free time" they ll train u in some technology and then even if dat technology doesnt have projs they ll nt release u frm dat domain...they ll keep u waiting fr infinite time! operations team & hr whatever is d worst! they wont communicate wid u at all! u wont even get a desk when on bench! very discouraging atmosphere!!! this is a pathetic company for freshers!! if u join ur entire career will b at stake and u will regret big time! only lazy persons who dont want anything out of their career and dont ever want to switch should join!