Stay Away - Associate Cognizant Employee Review

1.0
Aug 25, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get salary on time. They will pay your relocation taxes.

Cons

1. Number 1 abuser of EB1C visa. Org chart is manipulated and you will report to multiple people in a year until their EB1C is approved. 2. No transparency in ratings and promotion. Deserving people won't get it and people who don't know ABCs of project will get it. 3. Only company I ever know who pays 2% hike and bonus to low level people (A, SA), 4 % to M, 6 % to SM and so on. In simple words they don't care for most of the people from whom they make money. 4. They have changed the insurance policy recently where in you are paying the same premium and insurance won't pay a single penny until you meet deductible of 6K 5. People with 12+ year of experience in company are not able to get promotion. But person joining with 5 year experience is joining as SA 6. Most of M, SM, AD, D can't speak or write single sentence correctly.

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Pros

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Cons

"India-first mentality." The company says it wants to work with people across the Americas and Europe, but many decisions still seem to follow an Indian way of operating without properly considering local labor laws, regulations, and workplace expectations. There are serious concerns about job stability. The company frequently praises itself for creating employment opportunities, but at the same time, it appears to be bringing more employees from India into U.S. roles while letting go of people from the Americas and Europe who have contributed to the company. This creates uncertainty and raises questions about the company's commitment to its existing workforce. Every meeting seems to be focused on AI : AI this, AI that, AI everywhere. Employees are constantly asked to complete AI related training and adapt to AI initiatives, while at the same time letting people go so they can afford AI. Compensation is another area that needs improvement. After my contributions and time with the company, my last salary increase was only $20, which felt extremely discouraging and showed a lack of appreciation for employees' efforts.

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