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      Cognizant

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      3.6

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (120,981 total reviews)
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      Ravi Kumar S

      61% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      Cognizant has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 120,981 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 Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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      121K reviews
      1.0
      May 23, 2023

      Quickly Deteriorating

      Senior manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      6 months ago, there were lots of pros (culture, leadership support, transparent communications), but now the only remaining positive is the people who remain (for now).

      Cons

      Lack of leadership, trust, and communication; Former culture/sense of community eliminated (Chief Culture Officer and VP of Diversity and Inclusion both subject to RIF); Parent company transfers are being pushed into CS (aka Workday practice) leadership consulting positions without any prior Workday experience; Cognizant appears to be planning to replace us with as many offshore resources as possible

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      We are sorry to hear of your mixed emotions. We value your feedback and encourage you to share any concerns with your manager or People Services, if that is more comfortable for you. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
      1.0
      May 5, 2023

      COMPANY HAS INDIANS AS MAJORITY they don`t care about hiring US workers

      It technology specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      COGNIZANT USA is a good company but was created to provide jobs for INDIANS not AMERICANS, the majority in the company are Indians, company is a hub to import Indian labor to US, not fair for sure, so if you are a original American not Indian forget about Cognizant they will not hire you, also if they hire you, you will not last for long, job security for Americans is pretty low at Cognizant, they have a deployment pool for projects but if after a month you don`t find a project they will let you go.

      Cons

      Already explained in the PROS, USA department of labor needs to regulate more the gap for Indian positions, so far in USA they are too many, and also with very poor degree from India not comparable to USA universities.

      3.0
      Oct 11, 2022

      Once innovative, now at the mercy of Cognizant

      Senior product manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Softvision was known for it's stand out and innovative software product engineering. Folks were scrappy and inspired, the work was interesting, and the people were engaged. It felt like the company you wanted to be at forever. Managers cared, sales and delivery managers managed client expectations, and teams bonded over problem solving.

      Cons

      Then the merger with Cognizant began creeping into the day-to-day activities. Work became more cookie cutter and run-of-the-mill. Sales teams sold staff augmentation and promised unrealistic deliverables, then bullied and pushed the teams to meet them. Managers disappeared because they became powerless to help, teams were grinding to the bone and didn't have time to connect with other team members. Reviews, promotions, and merit increases were frozen - and a LOT of really good people left.

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