Worst company ever - Anonymous employee Cognizant Employee Review

1.0
25 Oct 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

They are flexible for time off

Cons

After the merge with microsoft they have under cut the small employees and put pressure on the managers to micro manage the employees. We the small employees have had our time off cut, they took away volunteer time, we have not had a raise, they have taken away our incentive plan, they have taken away our ability to work outside of our home when we need to, they took teams messenger ability's away from our phone. If we are 1 minute late for work they can dock us. We are scheduled for 40 hours but have been told to make sure our time sheets are below 40 hours. There have been no advancement opportunities. I inquired about the program they have for reimbursement for certificates outside of work hours and i was told we arent eligible..

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5.0
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Pros

Good projects, challenging work, lots to learn

Cons

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2.0
1 Jul 2026
Recommend
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Pros

* They train new grads, so you get a lot of valuable training * Depending on the projects, it has the potential to have a good life balance *Hybrid and Remote opportunity Will recommend to get your foot in the door

Cons

* Pay is not very competitive. Needs improvement * Depending on some client projects, the work-life balance can also be very bad * The culture is horrible, the outlook and appearance of the company is so different than what is on the ground—cutthroat culture, pushing culture. * Sometimes it enables a rude and disrespectful culture * Career growth is very minimal * tend to hire lots of indians, and an indian dominated culture/circle can make a non indian feel left out

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