Cognizant Software Development Executive Reviews

Likes

Did not have much pressure to work from office. The office facility was good.

Dislikes

The project allotted was not that great, did not have any promotion in the entire tenure. Work life balance was poor.

Work Details

Work timings: Flexible Timings

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Opportunities to learn, security of job

Dislikes

Management will not care about your problems. Salary is low compared to competitors. They'll change your project at September and for year end rating they'll simply say we haven't got chance to fully understand your capabilities as you've recently joined in the project. Every year this loop continues. No matter how hard you work or how many appreciations you get from client. "The more number of days you're in the same LOB, the more rating you'll get." (This is the excuse I've got when I questioned about the rating, despite having multiple client appreciations). This demotivates for sure!...Read More

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.

Likes

Dislikes

The most I disliked is the annual hikes which is just peanuts. They have given 3-5% hikes to all the employees ( 5% was the maximum hike given to the top performers, rest all got 3-4%. Management forced us to work on weekends from office which could have been easily managed from home as no one comes on weekends and feels like I am in graveyard, and the entire bay remains empty.

Work Details

Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

As a technical support analyst, your leaves depend on the team. I worked on 3 different teams 1. Large team you have to preplan the leaves minimum 15 days before the start of each month, so it is hard to get leaves for festivals 2. Good manager always approved leaves 3. Can't even imagine to take leave tightly packed roster. Work life balance is good because I was in work from home most of the time. The best part of cognizant is skill development - Free Udemy subscription, Free vouchers for Microsoft, Google, AWS certifications. Also 50% reimbursement for other certifications related to your role. Salary is average, but not much competitive. Culture Depends on the project based on my 3 projects 1. Good 2. Great 3. Worst...Read More

Dislikes

Job security depends on situations. Few of my friends were in bench for more than 6 months, happily receiving salary without joining any project. While one of my friend was dismissed from cognizant because of not reporting to office during bench time. It all depends on the lead., my last project lead is a good man but a bad lead, he is new to cognizant as well. He doesn't even hear your suggestions and made me lose 3 months of night shift allowances worth 18,000...Read More

Work Details

Work policy: For most days it was work from home. Then they asked to report to office for 3 days, later 2 days and in my last project it was work from home again

Work days: Rotational Shift (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Nothing to like about this company

Dislikes

0 work life balance Even if you live thousands of kms away they will drag you to come to office And forget about good salary or promotion Join this company only if you want to destroy your life and your mental health

Work Details

Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.

Likes

Depends on your home manager, some are really supportive. 5-6 hours required from office (depends on the project), rest can be done from home, udemy access, cloud certifications

Dislikes

Salary is too low, only ceo earns good money, exploiting freshers and playing with their careers. They don't have many projects, so most of the time people will be on bench. Promotions are delayed/cancelled based on their convenience citing reasons like utilization is less (common sense- it is less because the company has less projects). Promotions criteria are increased if you satisfy previous required criteria. Hikes are less than peanuts. Company culture is bad, no festival celebration nothing. Work-life balance depends on the project; if you have a project, then you're overloaded with work and if you don't, you're overloaded with stress as they can terminate you anyday. FEW OF THE LATERAL HIREES ARE PUT ON BENCH AND LATER TERMINATED AFTER 6 MONTHS. JOIN ONLY IF YOU WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME AND CAREER....Read More

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

There is nothing I can remember to like

Dislikes

The culture was very bad, there was no work-life balance. The management was not supportive and tremendous rude with employees - Often calling on weekends and nightshifts. Managers used to glorify over work. The environment was like a dungeon. There is no growth for career except those who use to butter managers.

Likes

Lots of opportunity to learn and upgrade ypur skills

Dislikes

What i feel , as per skills I posses and work I do we defenetly deserve more salary.Salary is in lower side.

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Nothing much

Dislikes

No promotions No work life balance Very less or no appraisal No fixed appraisal cycle Doesn't provide good health insurance Job security big question mark Management is visionless Majorly run from south india

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

i like nothing The company don't give projects to work on & then they just layoff people for no reason

Dislikes

disliked everything first they will just allocate you to the support projects which is good as a fresher you learn & everything but they don't even provide your work & you just have to sit & wait for a billable project then they will put you on bench & HR will call you ask you to resign & layoff you for no reason even my manager said we don't have any projects For right now then why do you hire peoeple..!!!...Read More

Work Details

Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Nothing to say much

Dislikes

Management and promotions are based on favaourism and very poor in salary hike and mainly without discussion with employees management gives us performance rating and apart from work there is no other activity today like no outings team lunch and other fun activities

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Work culture is very good . Environment also good and skill development is excellent.

Dislikes

Some of the projects in cts have less salary but work pressure.. need to give proper ctc for every project .

Work Details

Work policy: other

Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Cognizant gives more opportunities to freshers.

Dislikes

The actual work time is 9 hours production & 1 hour break. It takes 12 hours production to complete everyone except any break. And also we should maintain errors.

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Saturday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Yes less work pressure and employee friendly management I have developed lot of skills working in cognizant

Dislikes

Shift times are not so perfect as shudulled

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.

Likes

Nothing to like except to learn how to survive in toxic management.

Dislikes

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 Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Nothing

Dislikes

Have no good project. And they throw you off after bench period. All they have is some service desk project which even 12th standard can do. Also work is more hours and you get only 5 hours to sleep.

Work Details

Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)