World's Worst Employer - Project Manager Cognizant Employee Review

1.0
Nov 9, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

None at all to be jotted.

Cons

Extremely unethical in every aspect of professionalism. Does not comply with even what the management & Human Resources promises in writing. I have several proofs . No matter how many appreciations you get from end-client, eventually you will not be able to get a good rating until you get into the political & filthy games. Upper Management is more race and region oriented , extremely biased towards new joiners. Even after several escalations and showing proof of political games, no one listens and eventually the resource is targetted with horrible rating. Extremely unrealistic in expectations, the higher management is non technical and will expect to derive E=mc2 every month without proper training or time.

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Cons

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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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