Long hours of monotonous, non-technical work with little visibility, reward or challenge - Anonymous employee Cognizant Employee Review

1.0
Dec 11, 2009
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Compensation is competitive Recruit from good schools

Cons

Projects last at minimum 1-2+ years HR highly discourages short-term project requests (self directed career development) 0% plus or minus 0% travel opportunity outside Los Angeles (IME) practice Hours consistently 50-60+/week 401(k) contributions matched only after 1 year of service Outsourcing severely prevents ability to develop technical skill sets Nearly all day to day work will exist within MS word/excel (functional) Promotion based more on tenure/seniority than performance

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Cons

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Pros

Cognizant can be a great place to work at. You have to be self-motivated and driven. You won't often be given a script on how to do your job well. But if you are willing to search for new opportunities, you will find success.

Cons

Just like many other tech companies, layoffs are happening all the time. This often brings many projects to a complete halt. Management never communicates when someone is laid off. And when they are laid off, they often never back fill positions, leaving existing team members working the equivalent of three jobs at once. Most teams there are skeleton crews, ensuring that they cannot reach their full potential.

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