Cognizant Associate Reviews

Likes

It is in my hometown

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Higher officials politics: if you are close with the leads and managers you will get higher ratings even though you didn't perform well. Working hours: 10 hours including 1 hr break time. Work Life balance is not possible if you are married and having kids. Learning target will be set, even though they know you can't complete it. Goals set to employees are not acceptable because scores are determined based on the the activities like automation, innovation, account level activities, organization level activities, learnings, business idea or suggestions you provide, compliance, leaves only one item is about the project delivery, if you didn't perform well on the project deliverables and you did all other activities, you will get higher ratings. Travel management - Cab registeration requires approval from the account managers you are assigned, No cabs for general shift 9 to 7. Work from office - it depends on the project your are in, even though it is possible to work from home, you may be forced to work from office all 5 days in a week. Package - less package for more work....Read More

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.

Likes

So far, i do not see any good experiences in terms of ratings, feedback, employee friendly, personal/family related concerns. Just getting pathetic treatment from all sides due to north indian culture and having personal concerns of location preference as bangalore. Always critised for the opportunity they provided like they have given what is not expected as employer. It seems like the employment is chargeable and costs my whole life in chennai only then I deserve to be a right candidate to work in their project. Seniors and HCM managers mostly lack of proper response and fair treatment in terms of opportunities, assignments, consideration, knowledge sharing, project experiences, personal concerns, ratings, feedback and support....Read More

Dislikes

Not feeling good due to consistently forced to change project and degrade ratings. Always denied for preferred location project even after 6 years of work experiences within cognizant. Did not get full exposure and work experience of the study in the project since I am not working as per their location preferrence. HCM managers are only utilising me for their work completion but never support about the personal concern. Mostly tamil managers are sucking the career of North Indian resource and never support since I have location constraints and requested to work from bangalore location. Tamil managers always wanted me to not to work from bangalore location unnecessarily which is very unfair. Not getting proper response and very badly treated by hcm managers or lead within project. This company just looking outside fine but inside it there is hell amount of unfair practices within projects in life science domain. Always critised for not being able to come to Chennai and got the average or poor ratings along with project release....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, Travel Within Country.

Likes

Nothing much to like about this

Dislikes

Once you completed your project, and if you are on bench if you’re not able to get another project within 35 days, 35 calendar days, not even working days, then you have to resign to your job and you’ll get mails show cause notices from HR after 35 days. That’s the situation in Cogniznt.

Work Details

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, International Travel.

Likes

Some managers are good but most are toxic.

Dislikes

Most things. From salary to no other benefits. Most people don't even have the qualities to become a manager yet they are leading teams. Work life balance is a joke, not because of the company itself but because of the managers here.

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

If you have skill required for the project you can stay as long as you want and your manager will always stand for you,

Dislikes

Company not care about their employee now a day, giving very less anual bonus which is around 4% and even promotional increment is also 10%, once you on bench and decline more than three project offer due to night shift or due to location you will get hr show cause mail which may terminate if not provide proper justification, also they did not compensate me for relocation for the project.

Likes

Hikes and promotions are good

Dislikes

The company culture is very bad, senior management doesn't care about work life balence, just want to focus on work. They mostly manage with freshers

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

Nothing much

Dislikes

Appraisal and increment is joke now a days Projects are ok and not much complex kind of work No clear transparency on the promotion process. It mostly works based upon the personal rapport rather than individual performance (few projects can be exception) There are high risks of being fired if you are on bench, it is advisable to look for opportunities outside Health insurance benefits are not upto the mark Overall not a good company to plan for working on longer tenure...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

It depends on the project which you are into

Dislikes

Cognizant is suitable for only experienced persons as in every project they will provide priority to experienced persons rather than less experienced. They didn't evaluate you even if you are sound in your technology

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work timings: Flexible Timings

Work related travel: This is a desk job.