Okay job - QA Automation Engineer Cognizant Employee Review

4.0
Apr 30, 2021
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Pros

Pay is okay for 1st job outta college. Obviously not google level 60k with benefits. You get job experience and a signing bonus which. You can use to job hop a year later if you choose. They paid us instead of laying us off during the pandemic and its a solid company that never did wrong by me.

Cons

Terrible mentorship if you end up as a QA you will be doing manual testing most likely. You get to interview for projects but there isnt any structure for newer hires they just throw you into it. Its super stressful to work as a “contractor” when you arent sure if a project is going to end. You might have to move super far away which is unfeasible sometimes. Horrible place to grow your skillset. Good luck trying to switch from QA to anything else its all up to whoever your manager is.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

It was a much needed check in a time of need

Cons

Management seemed uneducated. I dnt know about cognizant as a whole but their eligibility department needs help. They focus on the things that do no matter. They were at risk of losing this contract, so now it’s whatever they client says, they do…no push back including making us do disability cases, that we had no previous knowledge of. In the beginning I was getting OT like crazy. Then they stopped it talking about it wasn’t in there budget, and at times when we needed someone to work/stay late. They are not consistent and the other employees there, are looking for other positions, too. Not to mention, myself and another employee were the only ones there for the longest. It’s a mess.

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