very person/manager dependent.. no standardization - Consultant Cognizant Employee Review

2.0
13 Aug 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

decent pay, good senior management, mostly ethical, nice place to learn some tools/ products, some very capable people inside, will perform very well

Cons

one needs a lot of patience, consulting is a sham, they don't have consulting projects and make you do pre sales work in that name, very manager dependent, huge politics

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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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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