Cognizant reviews

3.6

69% would recommend to a friend

(120,810 total reviews)
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61% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Cognizant has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 120,810 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cognizant employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.7 stars).

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121K reviews
1.0
Apr 7, 2010

All that glitters ... does it?!

Anonymous employee
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Business Outlook

Pros

Consistent management performance. Not that attractive, but comparatively better work environment than most IT Services competitors. Fast track to management opportunities if you have the right mix of personality, communication and confidence. VISA & Immigration processing. Strong suite of internal tools, at least on the availability side.

Cons

Compensation policy is very deeply flawed. Promotion process is skewed every year to suit the 'Bell Curve'. Customer feedback records on performance are altered to manager's needs. Cost is balanced by keeping salaries low and yielding high shareholder returns while executive compensation is bloated. Certain engagements and their margins are obscene. True, bloated profiles does happen. Want work life balance? go elsewhere. It's insane. Salaries are revised once in 5 to 6 years.

1.0
Apr 6, 2010

Tamil dominated company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Good in relocation expenses and initial stay for US laterals

Cons

1. Tamil dominated company and all key decisions are taken by Tamil people,doesn't matter capability :) 2. Strong political environment,specially at Manager and above levels. If you are north indian doing excellent work, you will be thrown off the fence by Tamil group and your Tamil supervior will lead this efforts 3. No increment and very high expectations for less salary In nut shell, bad company for non-tamil people...

4.0
Apr 5, 2010

TZIX

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities to work with the latest technology. Large customer base.

Cons

Too many different groups working against one another, and not with each other. Limited opportunities. Decreasing budget for expenses.

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