Cognizant reviews

4.0

100% would recommend to a friend

(82,992 total reviews)
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Cognizant has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 82,992 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cognizant employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Feb 21, 2011
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Pros

- Great people to work with - A place to obtain healthcare experience - IT company with large clientele base -

Cons

- Zero work life balance - Unrealistic demands on employees - Expected to monitor and respond emails 24/7, 365 days a year - Too many cooks in the kitchen (too many execs) - Horrible benefits; bonus, wages, health benefits are suspect at best. A joke for a healthcare company - Back door hiring by executives - Reduced workforce, only to replace my offshore resources - Those who whine the most are rewarded and promoted to undeserving positions - Office is antiquated and below "world class" standards for the headquarters of a company

1.0
Mar 13, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Good relocation policy for employees hired in NA

Cons

They do not care for employees. Most of the managers have been with the company for more than 10 years and hence the position. Managers and Senior Managers do not have any powers or authority other than a say in promotions. Irony is that being a technology services company they do not spend a single dime on employee training. In short one of the worst companies you could ever work for. They take pride in being better than other crappy Indian companies like TCS, Satyam, HCL, Infosys....and this is the sad part. Anyways if you have a choice do not join this company

2.0
Jul 2, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Cognizant is an excellent place to be either when you are at an early phase of your career or after you reach a managerial position.You will be a lucky guy if you are one among the management people.The company has got a good brand name which will be very helpful for you if you are planning for a switch to some other company.If you are looking for an abroad opportunity Cognizant is a nice place with plenty of on site openings.

Cons

There is no rotation policy in this company. If you are assigned to a particular project then there is no way that you will be released from the project. The expectations from the managers is too much. A programmer analyst is billed as an associate and the managers expect him to work as an associate. Also there is no proper estimation effort and schedule which causes the employees to work for long working hours. There is no personal life in this company. The management is more biased towards management roles than the techie guys. No proper value for work. The compensation is way behind the normal industry standards. People are very dissatisfied by the salary review that has been implemented.

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