Good for the short term, not the long term - Senior Consultant Cognizant Employee Review

2.0
14 Jan 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Financial stability - hard work is not rewarded but mediocrity is ignored. Good work-life balance.

Cons

Promotions are often delayed, and there is much ambiguity and very little structure when it comes to moving up the ladder. There is no process for career growth leading to lack motivation across the organization. If you want to be comfortable, stay here. If you want to grow, stay away.

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Pros

Work life balance and flex Fridays

Cons

Lower salary than market average

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Pros

Cognizant can be a great place to work at. You have to be self-motivated and driven. You won't often be given a script on how to do your job well. But if you are willing to search for new opportunities, you will find success.

Cons

Just like many other tech companies, layoffs are happening all the time. This often brings many projects to a complete halt. Management never communicates when someone is laid off. And when they are laid off, they often never back fill positions, leaving existing team members working the equivalent of three jobs at once. Most teams there are skeleton crews, ensuring that they cannot reach their full potential.

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