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      Cognizant

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      Cognizant reviews

      3.6

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (121,029 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 121,029 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
      5.0
      Dec 3, 2022

      Great place to get started

      Senior associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      This is a great place to start in your career. A lot of opportunity for training, and gaining experience and skills in a wide range of areas.

      Cons

      I joined as an experienced professional. I feel completely ignored. I have never spoken to my manager (even when I have asked to speak with him), yet he has written my reviews. I find the environment to be chaotic. They are constantly pushing training and development without providing the requirements up front. You are alerted of requirements via email shortly before it is due. Global Service desk provides 'stock' answers as if from a rule book. They don't help solve problems, they read the most likely solution from a book. The unlimited sick leave policy and small allotment of PTO encourages poor work ethic. Some people use a lot of sick leave all year and then in December they suddenly have vacation days that they must before year end.

      1.0
      Sep 21, 2022

      A company where you get to be a tax write-off and not an employee.

      Front end developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - There are a handful of people at the company who do genuinely care about your growth/development. - Free Udemy access - Good insurance and benefits - Pay is okay

      Cons

      Oh boy, where to start. I was hired all the way back in Jan 2022, moved all the way to Dallas for the position and did not get any work, at all. After training ended in March, every month since then has been at home, without anything to regarding employement at ALL. I had no idea who I was reporting to, I had no idea what my responsibilities were, and I was not recieving any communication from anybody. While existing and getting paid for it is pretty nice, its soul crushing to be apart of a company that genuinely has no idea you exist. I had to hound and harass management to get me on SOME sort of project, and eventually got onto a project as a developer where the same exact thing proceeded to happen. They had absolutely no idea what to do with me or remember I exist. If you can find other things to do to bide your time, maybe you'll find some enjoyment here, but this ain't it chief.

      3.0
      Aug 1, 2022

      Sometimes you get recognized for your achievenments and sometimes you don't

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great company for work Life balance Really encourages PTO The people here are great very nice and willing to give advice and hear everyone's opinions on a topic.

      Cons

      Directors and above are extremely disconnected from the practice and individual accomplishments IDP's are frequent and very nit-picky I made one mistake my first 2 months of being hired and this point has been displayed in 4 separate IDP's despite showing improvement and backing these claims of improvement up with evidence from reflections and customer comments. Pay is slightly below par as compared with other firms Bonuses are literally impossible to reach as you will always be fighting for hours on projects nobody can reach the 75% billable target. The company is entirely remote Teams can be disconnected at times

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      Cognizant Response
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      As a current Collabie, we are glad to hear there are several aspects of Collaborative Solutions you are enjoying. We appreciate you sharing the great things about our company, like work-life balance, unlimited PTO, and most importantly, our people. At Collaborative, our employees come first, so we encourage you to share your feedback about ways for us to improve with your manager, or People Services, if that's more comfortable for you. Thank you for your review and the opportunity to turn this around.
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