Not Great, Not Terrible - Principal Consultant Cognizant Employee Review

3.0
Sep 6, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

HCM Practice Experience Only: - You can find a group of great people - Workday ecosystem work is predictable which is nice - Workday is a great product to have as experience that can transfer to many other things - WFH before the pandy - WLB is better than other places - Strong HCM practice methodology - Cognizant acquisition didn’t change much for the consultants

Cons

- Pay leaves a lot desired - Medical premiums are A lot for for anything other than employee only - WFH is used as a counter to low wages - Heard from many people that masters degrees are not valued - Grand Canyon size Disconnect between what sales estimates vs what you need to do the bare minimum - You may be on 4 projects and not reach your quarterly bonus targets which is caused by said sales misstep - Disconnect between Project Management and functional - Cognizant acquisition seems to not have been as impactful to projects and employee benefits as it was touted

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Cognizant Response
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We are disappointed to hear this feedback from a long-time Collabie and we're sorry your experience was so different than most employees here at Collaborative. We appreciate you sharing the great things about our company, like the opportunity to work from home, work-life balance, and most importantly, good people. We value your feedback on workload, internal processes, and benefits as we are always looking to improve. We wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.

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