Just stay away! - Anonymous employee Cognizant Employee Review

1.0
Sep 14, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Some Great colleagues - Low entry barriers (which can also be a con)

Cons

-Everything else I have been working for the company on mid-managment level for a few years. Sadly I have the say that the only thing that Cognizant ripps off and exploits worse than its employees are its clients! As an employee you will be asked to deliver more and more while receiving below average salary with 0 benefits (no pension, no paid sick leave, no health insurance) Everything on the inside of the company is utterly dysfunctional. Interaction with HR is almost impossible and if it is, it goes nowhere, Important documents are not prepared and delivered. Any changes like internal promotions or salary increases take ages and ages to process... It is possible to be promoted and gain experience but you will continue feel stuck and frustrated in a dysfunctional and unrewarding environment. I strongly recommend to start/continue your career with a "real" company. Don't waste your time here!

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CEO approval
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Pros

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Cons

Management seemed uneducated. I dnt know about cognizant as a whole but their eligibility department needs help. They focus on the things that do no matter. They were at risk of losing this contract, so now it’s whatever they client says, they do…no push back including making us do disability cases, that we had no previous knowledge of. In the beginning I was getting OT like crazy. Then they stopped it talking about it wasn’t in there budget, and at times when we needed someone to work/stay late. They are not consistent and the other employees there, are looking for other positions, too. Not to mention, myself and another employee were the only ones there for the longest. It’s a mess.

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