Unhealthy Culture - Anonymous employee Cognizant Employee Review

2.0
9 Apr 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Multiple locations provide some opportunity for global travel and movement.

Cons

Senior management operates in a very dictative manner. Depending upon what organization you work in (my experience was with EMS group) the VP can operate things as thought it's their own fiefdom. There is a high level of incompetence at most SVP levels and above, and with the exception of the long term "club" members, the turnover rate is outrageous. Particular weakness in the HR function.

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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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