Okay-ish company - .NET Developer Cognizant Employee Review

4.0
Mar 13, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Get to work on different client projects Okay-ish work-life balance (really depends on the project) Good insurance (now downgraded but still good) Competitive base salary

Cons

Performance Bonus is very low(even for highly rated employees) No 13th Month salary or AWS If you didn't network enough in cognizant, very hard to progress or get a promotion/good projects since most of the time you will be working on the client side

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5.0
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Pros

Good projects, challenging work, lots to learn

Cons

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3.0
Jun 17, 2026
Recommend
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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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