Cognizant reviews

I had worked for Cognizant 1 year before I left the company for obvious reasons (In total 1.5 years as I worked with CPL half year before they took the ownership of the project). They made promises in a really fancy presentation at the Convention Center in Dublin. But that was it. I do not want to imagine how much money they spent in that show (they could have invested that money in their employees instead) to do nothing after. Well nothing, they cut the majority of the benefits that we had with the previous employers CPL/Manpower such as free cantine, flexibility, promotional processes, etc. It is sad cause the job was even fun surrounded of really nice people but they screwed it up. Firstly we gave them a chance but soon it was clear that nothing that they had promised was about to be true. New hires getting less salary for the exact same amount of job, or different depending on what you demand during the interview. The funniest part is that they order you not to talk about your salary with your colleagues, something that is basically impossible. They changed the whole contract in terms of time shift for some teams (working later and later every time), and in terms of productivity setting the targets 10% higher from one day to another. And they also have taken some people, who where mentors, back to basic operation duties, creating a horrible work environment. I wish all my friends working there get a better job soon. They deserve a company which cares more about them and not that much about the numbers. It is a pity but it is true. I imagine Cognizant promising Google a reduced budget to take over the project but I am sure Google is not aware of all the strategies they are implementing to reach that budget.

Low Skills, Long working hours - It is expected to have early morning calls, evening calls with offshore. Leadership is in India, so they dictate, you follow the orders. Most of the resources in US are on Visa, and okay to work long working hours of 12 - 14 hours a day. Promotion is based on a number of years in Cognizant, not the talent you have. If you are not on project, you will get laid off in 5 weeks. They hire you because they have a project, and as soon as the project is over, you receive an email that you will be let go in 5 weeks.