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Cognizant
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Software Associate in Gurgaon / Gurugram
Full Time
Software Development Department
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Only thing I liked about cognizant is WFH
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Worst work culture Less hike No job security
- Salary - Poor
- Job security - Bad
- Promotions - Poor
- Company culture - Poor
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Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Software Associate in Chennai
Full Time
Software Development Department
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There dont pressure you much and gives more importance to learning and innovation.
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Good
Dislikes
No pay raise
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Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.
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Software Associate in Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
Software Development Department
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It's environment, work culture, help from colleagues. Learning features.
- Salary - Good
- Skill development - Good
- Job security - Good
- Work satisfaction - Excellent
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Excellent
Dislikes
Lot of meetings and extra official maintenance. Lot of mails
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Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.
Software Associate in Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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Learning scopes and opportunities
- Salary - Good
- Skill development - Good
- Job security - Good
- Promotions - Good
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Company culture - Good
- Work-life balance - Good
Dislikes
Everything is fine
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Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Software Associate in Pune
Full Time
Software Development Department
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nice work culture
- Salary - Excellent
- Skill development - Excellent
- Job security - Excellent
- Promotions - Excellent
- Work satisfaction - Excellent
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Excellent
Dislikes
all depends upon project
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Software Associate in Chennai
Software Development Department
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Good exposure to latest technologies as a full stack developer
- Skill development - Good
- Job security - Good
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Company culture - Good
- Work-life balance - Good
Dislikes
Not much work wise. Hikes could have been better
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Work timings: Strict Timings
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.
Software Associate in Chennai
Software Development Department
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Cognizant is a Top Level Grow up Company, i felt it is like a family. And technologies somfar I was learn team good motivation and understaing me to going forward and it is very good organization I ever seen my it carrier. It is mostly onsite opportunities will come only in cognizant other companies they won't provide such privileges. I like so much
- Salary - Excellent
- Skill development - Good
- Job security - Excellent
- Promotions - Good
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Company culture - Good
- Work-life balance - Excellent
Dislikes
I like technologies and how Cognizant going forward provide. More befints. But, I don't is rating is depends up on the manager and what ever he is telling the cognizant is believing. And taking employee situation. And those people's loss his job. Out that I like everything is good.
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Software Associate in Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Software Development Department
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Very good company to learn and explore new technologies
- Salary - Excellent
- Skill development - Excellent
- Job security - Excellent
- Promotions - Excellent
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Company culture - Good
- Work-life balance - Good
Dislikes
None
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Java developer
Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.
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Programmer Analyst in Kolkata
Full Time
Software Development Department
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Despite the fact that cognizant is not directly involved, the management team is the worst because I had a bad rating once and spoke with my HR about it. She said that it was illogical to claim to be able to speak Hindi, and they do not care about employees. While some employees are excellent, favoritism is a non-issue in the Kolkata office. I will not receive any better senior support that would help me start from scratch....Read More
- Skill development - Good
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I can list innumerable dislikes. 1. HR role is not in line with his or her work, and seeing such service from such an MNC, particularly in Kolkata office, truly hurt me. 2. I believe that the best way to force the company to leave on its own volition is through favoritism, which is the most advantageous attack by the poor managementof the Kolkata office. 3. You must look for projects on your own, work hard to earn your rating, and fail every time if you are not a Bengali. 4. No work-life balance; you have to work on weekends and late nights, and as a result, you will be highly appreciated with a very bad rating and feedback. 5. salary is very low and there is no hike or promotion if you are not favourite candidate of your manager...Read More
- Salary - Bad
- Job security - Bad
- Promotions - Bad
- Company culture - Bad
- Work-life balance - Bad
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Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Programmer Analyst in Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Full Time
Software Development Department
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- Job security - Good
- Company culture - Good
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Promotion criteria is not at all good. There is lot of discrimination over degree and b.tech education and the promotion eligibility criteria is worst.
- Salary - Bad
- Promotions - Bad
- Work satisfaction - Poor
- Work-life balance - Poor
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.
Junior Software Engineer in Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
IT Infrastructure Services Department
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As such some good projects are there And literally speaking i think like i dont see bigger good things
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No proper onboarding No promotions No salry increment No communication Bad manger profile
- Salary - Bad
- Skill development - Bad
- Job security - Poor
- Promotions - Bad
- Work satisfaction - Bad
- Company culture - Bad
- Work-life balance - Bad
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Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.
Associate Software Engineer in Kochi
Full Time
Software Development Department
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The project I was working was qatar airways .in that the I had very bad experience from the managerial perspective. It was complete wfo .Everything happens as per his interest.it was never a office culture but rather It was like a school .even checking on dresscode which even the company deosnt insist on. review depends on the office coming time even 10mins delay will be considered as bad mark. It was like torturing ....Read More
- Salary - Poor
- Job security - Poor
- Promotions - Bad
- Work satisfaction - Poor
- Work-life balance - Bad
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Programmer Analyst in Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Full Time
Software Development Department
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I am not recommend for freshers to join in this organisation if u don't have any other option u choose this by u r own risk and u don't know what stack u get even though u get a good stack u r not sure u will work in the trained stack and after 18 months completion mostly they released the fresher from the project moved to bench once u complete 2 years if u don't have project they are asking for forced resignation...Read More
- Salary - Poor
- Job security - Bad
- Promotions - Poor
- Work satisfaction - Poor
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Programmer Analyst Trainee in Coimbatore
Full Time
Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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Their training program is good
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After giving training in academy, there are lot of irregularities in project allocation. Joiners have to wait for 1-6 weeks for projects and also some problems after that. They also don't allow them to report from home during this waiting period (where they are just sitting idle for days).
- Promotions - Poor
- Work-life balance - Poor
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Project Associate in Pune
Full Time
Software Development Department
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nothing much on got the internet reimbursement while being deployed on project
Dislikes
once you get tagged to project there is no coming out of it. NO ONE WILL HELP YOU OUT, HR WON"T REPLY
- Skill development - Poor
- Job security - Poor
- Promotions - Poor
- Work satisfaction - Poor
- Company culture - Poor
- Work-life balance - Poor
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Work policy: 2 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Programmer in Mumbai
Full Time
Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Department
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Work from home culture until corona.
Dislikes
No work life balance, no promotions in time, no hard work appreciate, not a good salary at all, not even the basic needs fulfill.
- Salary - Poor
- Skill development - Poor
- Job security - Poor
- Promotions - Poor
- Work satisfaction - Poor
- Company culture - Bad
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Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Technical Lead in Noida
Full Time
IT Infrastructure Services Department
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Cognizant policy and benifits was good.
- Skill development - Good
- Promotions - Good
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Good
Dislikes
Partiality, Lake support from your current supervisor when you release from any project you have to interview again many times, location was also the main concern since lake of opportunity in North.
Work Details
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Senior Software Engineer in Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
Operations Support Department
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Wfh policy is not strictly enforced unlike a few other service companies.
- Salary - Good
- Skill development - Good
- Job security - Good
- Company culture - Good
- Work-life balance - Excellent
Dislikes
Internal job movement is a hassle and I could not leave my current project even though I wanted to change for the last 6 months.
- Work satisfaction - Poor
Work Details
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Rotational Shift (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
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Associate in Chennai
Full Time
Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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As a fresher learning curve would be Good for a QA fresher - end of the days majorly depends on project and team members
- Salary - Excellent
- Skill development - Excellent
- Job security - Excellent
- Promotions - Good
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Company culture - Good
- Work-life balance - Good
Dislikes
Career switch / career advancement is not possible inside cognizant
Work Details
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Processing Executive in Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Full Time
Finance Department
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Cab and shift Allowances Events and cultural activities Work pressure is less Company culture is also good
- Skill development - Good
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Company culture - Excellent
Dislikes
10 hrs working hours Delay hikes Delay promotions
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Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Processing Executive in Salem (working remotely)
Full Time
Voice / Blended Department
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It was great when I was working as a cognizant employee.. I left the company because of my health care issue. Now I want to rejoin as a cognizant employee.. is it possible ?
- Salary - Excellent
- Skill development - Excellent
- Job security - Excellent
- Promotions - Excellent
- Work satisfaction - Excellent
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Excellent
Dislikes
I didn't find any dislike from cognizant
Processing Executive in Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Full Time
Non Voice Department
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Global Opportunities, Career Growth, Innovative Environmen, Diverse and Inclusive Culture, Client Impact These are general aspects that employees often appreciate about working at large technology firms like Cognizant
- Salary - Excellent
- Skill development - Excellent
- Job security - Excellent
- Promotions - Excellent
- Work satisfaction - Excellent
- Company culture - Excellent
- Work-life balance - Excellent
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It's important to note that experiences can vary widely depending on roles, teams, and individual circumstances within any organization, including Cognizant. For a more accurate picture, it's helpful to speak directly with current or former employees about their specific experiences and perspectives.
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.
Senior Process Associate in Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Full Time
Software Development Department
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Nothing
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Worst work life balance. Complete politics. They just try to fill the seats in office. They expect you to work for 14 hours. And hike will not be according to your work, it's all about politics and friends.
- Salary - Bad
- Skill development - Bad
- Promotions - Poor
- Work satisfaction - Bad
- Company culture - Bad
- Work-life balance - Bad
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Work policy: Depends on seats available in office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Process Specialist in Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Full Time
Operations Department
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Nothing
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You'll go school everyday and work for 10hr but your salary will credited for 9hr, high level of micromanagement, you are notified supposed to take leave irrespective of any scenario (Parental leave or even your own family died) they'll convince you to take leave for 2-5days only. Everyday there will be special warning session with management for 1 hrs with whole floor (e.g, if you are not meeting up the target you'll be sacked, etc etc)...Read More
- Salary - Poor
- Skill development - Bad
- Job security - Poor
- Promotions - Bad
- Work satisfaction - Bad
- Company culture - Bad
- Work-life balance - Bad
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Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Senior Business Analyst in Noida
Full Time
Business Intelligence & Analytics Department
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It has various groups and programs to skill up oneself both on technical aspect and softskills.
- Skill development - Good
- Job security - Good
Dislikes
Variables are average and hike is minimum. Mostly lower than the inflation rate.
- Salary - Poor
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Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Process Specialist in Gurgaon / Gurugram
Full Time
Digital Marketing Department
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Nothing as they have really toxic culture over there. No one should join this company at all.
Dislikes
Work life balance , no skill development , salary ,company cultures,
- Salary - Bad
- Skill development - Bad
- Job security - Bad
- Promotions - Bad
- Work satisfaction - Bad
- Company culture - Bad
- Work-life balance - Bad
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Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.
Infrastructure Technology Specialist in Mumbai
Full Time
IT Infrastructure Services Department
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Work life balance. Hybrid work model Salary as there is very little variable component unlike other companies.
- Salary - Good
- Work-life balance - Good
Dislikes
No promotions. I have seen people waiting 8 years to be promoted. No job security if you are on bench. No good projects in infrastructure domain for career growth. No skill development. No encouragement to develop cross domain skills. Last but not the least, too much of favouritism based on region and language you speak. Atleast it was in my case.
- Skill development - Bad
- Job security - Poor
- Promotions - Bad
- Work satisfaction - Poor
- Company culture - Bad
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Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
Data Analyst in Pune
Full Time
Business Intelligence & Analytics Department
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I appreciate Cognizant's strong emphasis on innovation, learning, and career growth. The company provides excellent opportunities to work with cutting-edge technologies and global clients, which helps employees gain valuable industry exposure. Additionally, Cognizant fosters a collaborative and inclusive work environment, encouraging teamwork and continuous learning.
- Salary - Good
- Skill development - Good
- Job security - Good
- Promotions - Good
- Work satisfaction - Good
- Company culture - Good
- Work-life balance - Good
- HQ - Teaneck. New Jersey., United States (USA)
- IT Services & Consulting
- 1 Lakh+ Employees (India)
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