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Updated 22 Dec, 2018
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1.0/5
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Job Security
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1.0
Company culture
1.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Work-Life balance
1.0
Work Satisfaction
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Media Campaign Manager in
Gurgaon / Gurugram
It Department
1.0
Overall Rating
1.0
Category Ratings
2.0
Promotions/Appraisal
2.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
2.0
Job Security
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 22 Dec 2018
Likes
Can't really think of anything
Dislikes
No respect
No job security. One mistake and you would not even be given notice period
It's jungle law. Rules are only for convenience of management
Zero ethics.
Office politics in promotion
If you happen to be in vendor location, you are really done for. Every rule will be manipulated as they will say cognizant rule will not apply as you are vendor location. If you ask what rules will be followed and link to the same, there is none....Read More
Work Details
Working at vendor location. No rules nothing. Your scorecard can be tampered at will
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Senior Associate in
Mumbai (working remotely)
Full Time
·
Finance Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
3.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 25 Dec 2024
Likes
it's good environment working in cognizant it's good work life balance and overall good experience
Dislikes
i request to please improve management like manager team leader because not good behaviour to junior
Team Lead in
Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
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Technology / IT Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
5.0
Skill Development
5.0
Company Culture
4.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
5.0
Job Security
5.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 18 Dec 2024
Likes
Ample of learning opportunities if you are willing to take it.
Good work life balance in general.
Good culture. Leadership if open to hearing employees issues and support them as possible.
Dislikes
Salary is lower compared to other firms.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work timings: Flexible Timings
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Team Lead in
Pune
Full Time
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Health Informatics Department
1.0
Overall Rating
1.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
1.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 05 Dec 2024
Likes
No job security at all . You will be laid off without prior intimation. Toxic work culture
Dislikes
No job security at all. You will be laid off at any time . Toxic work culture from higher management.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Senior Associate in
Chennai
Full Time
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Software Development Department
5.0
Overall Rating
5.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
5.0
Skill Development
5.0
Company Culture
5.0
Work Satisfaction
5.0
Salary & Benefits
5.0
Job Security
5.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 01 Dec 2024
Likes
Good working culture among similar service based company.
CTC is straight forward almost like a product based company where fixed component is more and variable component is less
Good team and good development projects compared to support projects in other companies
Good work life balance
Dislikes
Hikes and promotion are not good.
Recent policy changes are not employee friendly
Golden days of Cognizant over once Francisco D’Souza tenure as CEO ended
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Friday
Senior Associate in
Kolkata
Full Time
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Software Development Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
2.0
Promotions/Appraisal
4.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
2.0
Salary & Benefits
3.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 28 Nov 2024
Likes
Stability is good. Though in the ongoing global recession, many of my co-workers had to leave projects because of project ramp down and did not get any other projects. Instead of recruiting employees from bench in other projects they are hiring more from people outside.
Dislikes
Appraisal is bad. So joining with low salary does not help much in the long run, better to switch.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Senior Associate in
Mumbai
Full Time
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IT Consulting Department
2.0
Overall Rating
2.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
2.0
Skill Development
2.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
2.0
Job Security
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 27 Nov 2024
Likes
Work depends upon what project you get.
Had a chance to work on a small project from scratch.
Dislikes
Work timings are pathetic.
You work at your regular timings and still have to login later for client calls. In my case mostly extending till midnight.
The hybrid culture here is totally unproductive.
Upper management is worse, expects you to be available anytime for calls.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within City.
Senior Associate in
Kolkata
Full Time
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Business Intelligence & Analytics Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
2.0
Promotions/Appraisal
4.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
2.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
3.0
Job Security
3.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 22 Nov 2024
Likes
Training and certification in multiple topics
Dislikes
Too many certification and training
Too many meetings
Extended working hours
Promised role as data scientist but it involves mostly data engineering and cloud/deployment staffs
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Senior Associate in
Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
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Banking Operations Department
2.0
Overall Rating
2.0
Category Ratings
2.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
2.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
3.0
Job Security
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 19 Nov 2024
Likes
There are multiple projects
Dislikes
The list is endless.
Poor management of accounts.
They give importance only to clients but not to resources. Resources are treated like third class citizens.
Lots of micro management in certain projects.
Scrum masters are the biggest culprits in certain projects, they say they are backing the resources but they keep trying to impress only the clients. In order to impress the clients they put lots of pressure on the resources....Read More
Work Details
Work policy:
2 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within City.
Senior Associate in
Noida
Full Time
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Software Development Department
1.0
Overall Rating
1.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
1.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
2.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 15 Nov 2024
Likes
I want to see super stupid leadership you can join cognizant. There is nothing any work life balance. no rule
Dislikes
There is nothing any rule.leadership don't know about agile. when they got project you have to work day and night.
Work Details
Work policy:
2 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Saturday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Senior Associate in
Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
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Software Development Department
2.0
Overall Rating
2.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
2.0
Salary & Benefits
2.0
Job Security
2.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 12 Nov 2024
Likes
Nothing to be liked except the friends you make here with whom you share similar experiences
Dislikes
Work hour policy
Higher managment controlling your leaves/wfh
Employee engagements
Employee rewards and recognitions
Lack of diwali gifts when most of Indian companies show gestures with a small token
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
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Business Analyst in
Bhubaneswar
Full Time
·
Quality Assurance and Testing Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
2.0
Job Security
3.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 08 Jan 2025
Likes
They provide hybrid work culture & location approval as per your need that is the best thing of working in Cognizant.
Dislikes
Here job security is less & those people who were in bench were high chances of layoffs as they don’t get any project.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Associate Project Engineer in
Pune
Full Time
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Quality Assurance and Testing Department
1.0
Overall Rating
1.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
2.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 08 Jan 2025
Likes
Nothing.
Dislikes
I work in software testing as an automation plus manual tester. Nowadays there are many manual testers don't have opportunities in projects because projects are looking for those candidates who works in both! And what cognizant is doing that they show the client that candidate has experienced in both auto and manual and share fake profile with them. They just take normal interviews and select us. But once you get the projects, you will have lot of work which you never did earlier. And continuous work pressure will be there. Due to this there is no work life balance at all. We need to available with clients timings. I would request you my friends that if you don't know some things or not aware about any technology then just say no to the interview. They will surely prepare you from interview perspective but the work is not easy as we think. Once you get the client project then they won't even ask you how it's going.. Lagne to hamare hi hai.......Read More
Programmer Analyst in
Chennai
Full Time
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Software Development Department
5.0
Overall Rating
5.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
5.0
Skill Development
5.0
Company Culture
5.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
4.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 08 Jan 2025
Likes
I joined Cognizant as a fresher and it’s a best place for starting your career. Culture is very good maybe because of company USA origin. I got good ratings for my hard work without any politics.
Dislikes
Salary and hike is low. Waiting period for promotion is so high even though if you have top year end rating.
MIS Executive and Analyst in
Pune
Full Time
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Business Intelligence & Analytics Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
2.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
2.0
Salary & Benefits
2.0
Job Security
3.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 06 Jan 2025
Likes
Good skill up courses and trainings
Dislikes
No promotions no salary hikes, lot of office politics, work pressure lack of work life balance not giving the leaves worst management ever.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Project Associate in
Noida
Full Time
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Software Development Department
1.0
Overall Rating
1.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
2.0
Skill Development
2.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
3.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 05 Jan 2025
Likes
In my current project there is some flexibility of work but when compared to other projects it is hell
Dislikes
There are many points
1. promotion criteria which is worst in all mnc.
2. salary hike is negligible.
3. even there is no such activities happened which makes you motivated through out the year.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within City.
Senior Project Manager in
Pune
Full Time
·
Technology / IT Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
4.0
Skill Development
4.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
4.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 05 Jan 2025
Likes
Overall typical service based company, with lower appraisal %, ideal to stay for 3 years max, else growth would be stopped compared to market and you will be in comfort zone.
Dislikes
Appraisal cycle is worst, they do rating in Dec month and release in Jan, but appraisal will be in impact from June salary.
Promotion is a problem here, and you will have to cry every year. It takes minimum 3 years once u r at one level to expect promotion.
Programmer Analyst in
Pune
Full Time
·
Software Development Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
2.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
5.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 04 Jan 2025
Likes
Salary comes on time. Leaves also gets approved easily.
Dislikes
No work life balance.
No projects in company so they silently fires.
Not so good culture.
Not so get promotion(1-5%hike only) or no benefits (whole year). Not that much bonus yearly.
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Senior Processing Executive in
Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Full Time
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Voice / Blended Department
1.0
Overall Rating
1.0
Category Ratings
2.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
5.0
Job Security
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 03 Jan 2025
Likes
Nothing good
Dislikes
(Cognizant) phinix "H4 building", work-life balance it's not possible it's a BPO SECTOR it's a 10 hour's work ROTATION SHIFT you only have to work no other activities happens you will get fed-up FRUSTRATED. The company management DOSE NOT CARE ABOUT THE AGENTS WHO WORK THERE. ITS ONLY POLITICS. THE MORE YOU👅THERE AS 🫏 AND ACCEPT WHAT ALL THEY SAY YOU ARE SAFE. The cognizant H4 building company dose not take you for an outing. They only have annual yearly party Organized for perticular projects. For team outing they ask the agents to add money to go out for a dinner. We all have to work just like 🐶 . I don't have an option and I am stuck in Cognizant company. I am just working for money to take care of my family...Read More
Senior Systems Engineer in
Pune
Full Time
·
Investment Banking, Private Equity & VC Department
5.0
Overall Rating
5.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
5.0
Skill Development
5.0
Company Culture
5.0
Work Satisfaction
5.0
Salary & Benefits
5.0
Job Security
5.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 02 Jan 2025
Likes
I had been worked in cognizant for almost 2.9 years. Overall it was good to work with cognizant , up and downs were there but during my bench period I learned too many technologies that help me to grow in personal and professional growth thankful that cognizant have free Udemy access however each and everyone can learn the new technologies.
Dislikes
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Technical Staff Member 2 in
Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Full Time
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Construction / Manufacturing Department
5.0
Overall Rating
5.0
Category Ratings
5.0
Promotions/Appraisal
5.0
Skill Development
5.0
Company Culture
5.0
Work Satisfaction
5.0
Salary & Benefits
5.0
Job Security
5.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 01 Jan 2025
Likes
I will work in cognizant company with good experience I Will make wonderful and supporting to cognizant company
Dislikes
I don't think about negative feedback from coming I Will work in positive works
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Cognizant is rated 1.0 out of 5, based on 1 reviews by employees on AmbitionBox.
Cognizant is known for Job Security which is rated at the top and given a rating of 2.0. However, Company culture is rated the lowest at 1.0 and can be improved. To know first hand how it is like to work at Cognizant read detailed reviews based on various job profiles, departments and locations in the reviews section.
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According to AmbitionBox ratings, Cognizant employees rate its salary and benefits as 1.0 out of 5. You can know more about Cognizant Salaries at AmbitionBox
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Work culture is rated 1.0 at Cognizant by 1 employees. While job security is rated 2.0 and work-life balance is rated 1.0 at Cognizant. Read detailed reviews by employees of Cognizant on AmbitionBox.