Principal Architect Salary in Kolkata

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It all depends on the project. Some projects have excellent wor-life balance and take things slow.

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Low salary hikes. Many projects are for short duration. Not all projects have good growth opportunities.

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Work life balance is good in most projects I have worked. Also there is a good opportunity to learn.

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Salary is not great especially for long term employees.

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Leadership is aligned with the vision of the company, thereby encouraging resources to get adequately trained in relevant technologies. Employee are respected and their personal life is respected inspite of heavy work pressure. Senior management is willing to listen to employee woes.

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When recruiting new employees in higher packages, HR Management should consider existing employee's salary gap as well.

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If the client is good, Cognizant is good. They offered good salary when hired and when promoted. Udemy and Coursera access for free. Even if we get no work for a month or more, they hold you in the project before releasing you to bench.

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When the client is bad, so is Cognizant. Getting release from your manager is tough. All the above factors depends on the clients employees get.

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...company, with lot of work and career path flexibility. Good ethics and brand. Compensation or salary hike is subjective but generally those who do not ask for don't get it.

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Very poor processes. Most of the projects are badly executed and false commitments to customer is common. Hence customers are not retain for long time. Do not have strength to run large programs.