Females need not apply - unless you are an admin - Anonymous employee Cognizant Employee Review

1.0
29 Apr 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Unlimited PTO if you can take it

Cons

Women are not valued, wanted, appreciated or noticed - unless a man wants a meeting scheduled or things copied. Women - be expected to perform those duties to the exclusion of anything else regardless of your job title, experience or education. Also, don't expect to be invited to meetings relating to your job unless a man needs minutes taken and please if that happens, don't speak.

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5.0
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Pros

Good projects, challenging work, lots to learn

Cons

The way the bench status is structured

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3.0
17 June 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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