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This was my first company and it was a good start of my career. I had some great people and colleagues in my team so that created a good environment for working there. The exposure to work with different people in India and outside of India was also there. I good some good projects to work on and learn. There also have good trainingprograms from time to time. Salary wise I found it to be a little average but they would provide some opportunity to move abroad after spending some time in Cognizant. The career growth was average but not bad....Read More
Salary was average. Also there was a little lack innovation. At times a rigid system. I didn't like HR, they hardly seem to ever address the concerns of employees, had very bad policy of employee retention , let many good employees go easily.
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I got my H1B visa approved then they put me on bench. They have given very less performance rating just because my H1B got approved. If You need promotion then you have to take release from current project.
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work timings:Â Flexible Timings
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Software Development Department
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Colleagues are good and very co-operative.
There is a lack of work-life balance, a poor work culture, and ineffective leadership management. While some managers are supportive, others practice excessive micromanagement. Leave approvals are rarely granted, and the work environment is highly demanding. Being on the bench puts you in the red zone, whereas being in a project offers job security.
Work days:Â Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
Work related travel:Â This job involves Travel Within City.
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Business Intelligence & Analytics Department
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Good work culture work life balance, they have many clients. Skill development is also good they will provide free udmey course.
Even if we work good and get good appreciation from client you will get only 2 rating. This is the worst part and hike percentage is very low.
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
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Software Development Department
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Nothing to like except to learn how to survive in toxic management.
Never ever join cognizant those who have had technical skills, dreams to thrive in career also have family responsibilities as Cognizant job security is Zero. Projects are surrendered and handled by incapable management. Anytime one can be off boarded from project even though performing well.
Work days:Â Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
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Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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Growth and carrier opportunity. Bucket of benefits is adjustable which is good. Quality work and new skills learning opportunity
Work culture is not good. Team size is always minimised. Managers are too demanding. No work life balance
Work policy: 2 days/week from office
Work days:Â Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
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Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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Working environment in every project differs. My starting project was very well employee friendly. Leave policies are good here.
Some projects do micro management. You will get irritated by management.
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days:Â Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:Â This job involves Travel Within City.
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IT Infrastructure Services Department
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Cognizant have lot of job opportunities and provide nice pay according to market standards. People working in cognizant can switch to other technology and work on it.
Hikes are very less when compare to other companies. Due to internal politics talented people efforts are recognised.
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
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Business Intelligence & Analytics Department
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Will get salary that is ok
But if you give more importance to mental health than salary don't join this company. You are literally a slave of the client and no body will speak for you.. and if your too lucky to get a client like Novartis(pharmaceutical company) and especially get into celonis tool project then you can say bye bye to your mental health and just hug the salary you get and stay. Working hard is not the issue but the politics they play and the slavery you guys will experience is more than what was done in the colonization period. Hope everyone understands my mental health state currently and would deeply analyze before joining cognizant or Novartis....Read More
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Accounting & Taxation Department
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Salary is to less compared with other organisations. No proper hikes
Work days:Â Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:Â This is a desk job.
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Software Development Department
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Work life balance is good. Job satisfaction is also fair. Company pays fair enough. I am not satisfied or I should say I am not impressed with the appraisal procedure implemented by the management. Post 1 year no appraisal at all or the performance bonus. They have their own way of doing it in the month of July or August and it doesn’t matter when you have completed 1 year.
Appraisal and performance bonus payout .
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Operations Support Department
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Campus and Scope for personal skill development.
No promotion for more than 2 yrs, manager citing dumb reasons like he got low rating so take yours low as well. Asked to invent new things, create issue and solve them to show as achivement. Repeatative copy paste job, manager is dumb, higher management don't care anything abt employee.
Work days:Â Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
Work related travel:Â This job involves Travel Within City.
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Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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Job security is very less whenever the current project gets completed & it'll be very much difficult to find the opportunity that matches to the skill requirement and skill development will be at risk for the new joiners and middle level associates
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
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Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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Couldn't manage work-life balance, more than 12 hours working, feeling so stressed and I have joined in nov 28, 2020 still I am in PA position with 5LPA package. There is no time to develop my skills, only I can focus on target.
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
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The company is known for its emphasis on continuous learning and development, offering employees plenty of opportunities to grow and advance in their careers. Additionally, Cognizant is involved in various innovative projects across different industries, which can be exciting and rewarding for those who enjoy tackling complex challenges and contributing to transformative solutions.
The work-life balance could be better, Salary growth and increments could be substantial, Promotion that is not always on merit list, Senior Management communication and support from leadership should be better.
Work days:Â Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:Â This is a desk job.
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Operations Support Department
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Absolutely nothing.
work culture, annual rating transparency, lack of growth and opportunities, lack of support, bad management, bad work culture
Work days:Â Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel:Â This is a desk job.
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Software Development Department
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Not strict office timing, hybrid model is good. People here are good in my project.
No salary hike, no promotion. Not good personal growth. Feels like when you got good opportunity and leave for better life.
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days:Â Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:Â This job involves Travel Within City.
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Software Development Department
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No recognition Pathetic increments No promotion No onsite opportunities No free meal Paid parking Highly priced non sense meal You can learn skills from Udemy but will never get chance to apply them. Company culture is pathetic Job security is none. Work satisfaction. None
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days:Â Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:Â This job involves Travel Within City.
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Enterprise & B2B Sales Department
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Job security Skill development Good allowances Good cab service
10 hours shift Salary Company culture Rude management Politics Specially that manager of imagery surya is total partial racist guy and under that kiran tl is so rude act like a teacher because of that management I left cognizant
Work days:Â Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:Â This is a desk job.
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Voice / Blended Department
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Salary is Good along with bonus pay every 6 month and pickup drop facility for night shift employee
For Healthcare process facility and working environment is worst and toxic
Work days:Â Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel:Â This is a desk job.
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Data Science & Machine Learning Department
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Delayed promotions, low rating due to company policies or some random reason, less increments, even if you work hard. No perks or benefits during festivals like Diwali
Work timings:Â Flexible Timings
Work related travel:Â This is a desk job.
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