Good Place to Start out or Get Back Into an IT Career in the US - Tech Lead Cognizant Employee Review

3.0
Aug 25, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Good place to start out or get back into an IT career in the US Health benefits - good choice and low cost Generous paid leave with vacation, sick, jury & bereavement categories Lots of training & positions with travel available Work at client sites that include many Fortune 100 corps and household name tech companies

Cons

Compensation is below average for most positions (the ones that actually bring in the revenue) Bureaucratic & confusing review & promotion practices Pay raises are based on subjective, esoteric and nonsensical parameters instead of performance Industry leading turnover per position Industry & client experience has been a mixed bag with Cognizant, some prefer to put client site as our experience rather than Cog on our resume. Lives up to all the stereotypes in "If you can't do, teach, and if you're totally clueless, manage."

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Cons

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3.0
Jun 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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