Yuck! - Software Engineer Cognizant Employee Review

1.0
Sep 11, 2009
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, decent benefits, there are lots of great people to work with. This place has so much potential if they could get everyone on the same page.

Cons

Trizetto is a place that is very organization dependant. If you get in the right group, things could be great. The wrong group, and well you will be in a living hell. I was brought in as a new hire into the wrong group. Managers had very little direction, other than to change direction with the wind. Development expectations were completely unrealistic (i.e. get this new product complete in 5 months; no the requirements aren't written, no there isn't any design but you must produce something...anything for a demo every 20 days, even if you have to throw it away). My manager didn't want us to communicate outside of the group (ever!) even though we were utilizing all new internal components that weren't ready and undocumented. When you are working 70+ hours a week, they wanted more. Really?? yup!

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Pros

1. Supportive leadership that values innovation and collaboration. 2, Opportunities to work on cutting-edge projects (e.g., healthcare app redesign, Usage of AI, FHIR integration). 3. Strong focus on professional development and career growth. 4. Flexible work environment with great work-life balance. 5. Inclusive culture that encourages learning and sharing ideas.

Cons

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3.0
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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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