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Cognizant
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Technology / IT Department
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Initially we were very much happy to work with. However, work life balance and the amount of work is not satisfying compared to the pay. Considering the female associates wfh option should be made available which is a big drawback.
Unable to manage work life balance
Very hectic, boring, not satisfying
Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
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Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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It is the best company to work as a Tester. You will be recognized and respected for the contributions you do for project and client.
Ratings are provided based on opinion of others rather than the performance of an individual for whole year. And hikes are automatically affected because of this.
Work policy: Im not sure
Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
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I don't like anything about cognizant worst work culture with worst growth and they follow hire and fire policy please don't go for this company.
I dislike everything like work culture and job security.
Work policy: 5 days/week from office from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.
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Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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Work environment is good as compared to other competitors.
Salary hikes and promotions are not given to eligible candidates. Favouritism is there.
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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Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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It's about the connectivity to the city,the office habitat culture and the work space it's quite good which creates a good place to work.
In terms of work life balance cognizant doesn't do anything it's only depends on your client and in cognizant benching is the factor which makes your job in non securable here.
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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Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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I enjoyed working at Cognizant, because the work was engaging, and i feel supported in my growth. I was also happy to be part of outreach activities, which allowed me back to the community.
No Dislikes.
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
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Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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The exposure I got in Cognizant is quite embracing. The people having 7-8 years experience switched from other service to Cognizant are not even technically sound enough what Cognizant folks could do in 2-3 years of experience. Cognizant will give you chance to take ownership. The culture and learning curve is excellent in Cognizant. Although everything depends on project but still Cognizant gives you opportunity to build leadership qualities....Read More
Incentive and hikes were quite good until 2023 end. After that appraisal percent and promotions rules becomes very stringent.
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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Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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I am interested in working at cognizant because it’s leading global providers of information technology,consulting and business process outsourcing services.
Cognizant is going to be most. Torturing company in coming future and it is going to collapse. People who came from 3rdties companies in terms of employee benefits like TCS,HCL,Infosys,L&T and Wipro etc. are now abusing cognizant it has gone so low this time
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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Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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It was my first company, it was very good to work there, lot of opportunities to learn, good work culture but based market there is a bit risk of Job security
Obviously Job security based on Job Market.
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.
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Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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Great mentorship and constantly motivating employees to learn new skills and be updated on the latest technology.
Appraisal and hike percentage is bit low.
Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
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Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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Provides a very good and healthy work environment
Very less career growth specially for freshers Its quite difficult to seek a project as a fresher or if you are having less experience
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
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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: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.
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IT Support Department
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I had a disappointing experience working at Cognizant as a Process Executive in the GIS field. The work environment was toxic, with a lack of professionalism among colleagues and management. Favoritism and partiality were prevalent, making it difficult to grow based on merit. Work-life balance was poor, as excessive pressure and unrealistic expectations left me with little time after work. The overall culture did not foster a supportive or motivating atmosphere. Based on my experience, I wouldn’t recommend it to those seeking a healthy and professional workplace....Read More
Work policy: It was work from home
Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
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IT Consulting Department
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Cognizant is more concentrated what I thought prior to my joining, it's really having a very good culture and work environment for fresher and lateral resources. In terms of career growth it is the ultimate organisation to look forward for an SAP employee specifically. Also it is having some good projects to work on. S4 HANA projects are there but greenfield implementation do not have as of now.Overall it is good....Read More
Should look into more S4 Hana implementation projects and onsite opportunities for India employees.
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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Technology / IT Department
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Leadership matters the most. If you are under right leader you will have proper growth. You will have flexibility to work.
Organization still blindly believing some unskilled leaders. Noone seems to cross questioning on their capacity. Mostly onshore team members rushes behind taking someone's credit on their name. There are many positions where unskilled people are present which will let you work without playing politics.
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IT Security Department
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For me provide learning and development opportunities such as certification vouchers from various companies.
For me not giving salary hike as per my payable work for last 3 years but it depends on projects to projects and manager's not a company issue.
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
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Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Department
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The organisation is giving opportunity to learn new things every time , in a very short pan of time I have learnt many new things.
Only 1 point I will say the shift timing.
Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
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Business Intelligence & Analytics Department
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Cognizant offers a competitive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. They also have programs to support employee well-being and work-life balance.
Some employees at Cognizant have reported concerns about long working hours, potential for job insecurity due to the company's reliance on large contracts, and occasional bureaucratic processes.
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.
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Technology / IT Department
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To begin with, there is 10 hours shift wherein in the offer 9 hours is mentioned. Without proper training, they expect a new joiner to learn every single thing. Loads of politics and backstabbing from the management. No work transparency No support for the new joiners, they have to figure out everything on their own.. especially when you relocate
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Quality Assurance and Testing Department
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Rating criteria. No hike. No job security. Politics. No work life balance Bad attitude of managers. No appreciation. Rating concept of an employee is the bad criteria
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This is a desk job.
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Data Science & Machine Learning Department
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I like the culture most.
They had forced me to give resignation letter. Due to I was in bench 35 days . They gave trainees as pyspark but they didn't provided as our skill based Project.
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City, Travel Within Country.
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