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Cognos reviews

3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(39 total reviews)

Samuel J. Palmisano

100% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

Cognos has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 39 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cognos employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

39 reviews
4.0
Jul 4, 2009

Cognos Transitions to become Big Blue

Sales representative
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great brand and market awareness; proven solution; experienced local team with quality resources; satisfied and referenceable customer-base covering all verticals.

Cons

Through the early part of the decade Cognos had a deserved reputation for a great culture. As the market has consolidated the company has had to prepare for acquisition. There have been some notable changes in the senior management team, and culturally Cognos is not the company it once was.

2.0
Jan 17, 2009

Avoid if you are anything other than a drone.

Software developer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is more than decent.

Cons

Middle and lower management are petty, sexist and only ever interested in protecting their arses. Nepotism is rampant and the people managers are not skilled at listening to the people the manage.

2.0
Jan 3, 2009

Too bad Cognos was purchased by IBM

Developer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The camaraderie was great. People seemed truly excited and proud to work for the largest software company in Canada. The environment was progressive and it was a great place to go to work. Many of the "Cognoids" were very competent and knowledge sharing was a great way to gain professional knowledge in the field. Morale was generally good.

Cons

The selling of the company to IBM. As stated before, morale was generally good until the announcement of the IBM purchase. Many competent staff exited in the following months, including my myself. From my understanding this continues, with many feeling "trapped" due to the current economy.

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