A Downward Spiral - Systems Administrator Cognizant Employee Review

1.0
May 6, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Most co-workers you work with will be willing to help. Its a place to start if you need some experience but do move on and make it quick.

Cons

Where to start? - Upper Management is a joke. If your not in Denver then your not apart of the "in" crowd. - Cronyism. The CTO brings in his buddy to be the CIO and they bring in everyone else. No one has any healthcare experience which resulted in knee-jerk reactions and very unusual unprofessional actions. - Healthcare related company with bad health insurance? - Barely any raise or bonus if any no mater how hard you work. - You will get bored if you are a true professional. - The CEO likes to think its the place everyone wants to work for but yet I see more of my former, knowledgeable peers leave in the last year for better positions. That should ring a bell if anything.

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Cons

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