Cognizant - a great place to work... - Director Cognizant Employee Review

5.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Strong culture of empowerment Sensible management policies - people are truly measured and rewarded objectively on results (to a large extent) Terrific bunch of people everywhere in the organization (though there is a lot of Chennai centricity in the India workforce) Significant amount of openness in communication with employees and customers

Cons

Quite a political organization - it is important to be an insider and/or a long-timer Of late, there is a lot of empire-building happening across the company reducing the synergies and increasing the frustration to get things done

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5.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

Remote role Constant on the job training Get to work with people internationally and in the Eastern US.

Cons

Roles can change all the time and sometimes without warning.

3.0
Jun 17, 2026
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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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