Downhill, if downhill were a cliff. - Infrastructure Architect Cognizant Employee Review

1.0
Jan 10, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good parking. Cafe onsite. Decent pay. Decent benefits.

Cons

Attrition of experienced staff has taken its toll and most teams are skeletal at best. Back fill of those positions has been 18+ months in the waiting. At its core, this is a consulting company, so there is extreme pressure to complete tasks versus providing long term sustainable solutions.

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Cognizant can be a great place to work at. You have to be self-motivated and driven. You won't often be given a script on how to do your job well. But if you are willing to search for new opportunities, you will find success.

Cons

Just like many other tech companies, layoffs are happening all the time. This often brings many projects to a complete halt. Management never communicates when someone is laid off. And when they are laid off, they often never back fill positions, leaving existing team members working the equivalent of three jobs at once. Most teams there are skeleton crews, ensuring that they cannot reach their full potential.

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