A place to be, if you are wokoholic and do not have a family - Assistant Manager, Projects Cognizant Employee Review

2.0
Apr 13, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

1. Transaparent salary structure - you would normally receive a 100% of variable component, at times even more than that. 2. Good number of clients in all domains

Cons

1. Only work and no time to develop any new skills 2. Lack of technical work, you would be involved in updating excel sheets all the time. 3. 2 months notice period. Too high as per industry standards. 4. Everything dumped by senior management with no support or guidance. 5. No recognition of work done. But mistakes are pointed out immediately. 6. Works on networking than performance and competency. If you know a senior person, you are all set.

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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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