Cognigy Reviews

4.2

85% would recommend to a friend

(58 total reviews)

87% positive business outlook

Cognigy has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 58 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Cognigy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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58 reviews
5.0
17 Aug 2022

Fantastic, collaborative and supportive culture!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

* I really feel that the team lives out the values of the company - Team, Transparency, Trust and Technology! What really adds to this is that these values were chosen by the employees and continue to be reviewed by employees themselves! * The team is so diverse and there are so many different cultures and backgrounds, i.e. interesting conversations and different perspectives which adds such value to the day-to-day whether it be new ideas or just a coffee catch-up! * Consistent, direct and honest feedback from all areas of the business. I feel like I have a voice and that it is heard and listened to - my opinions and ideas matter and are valued! * Flexible and remote environment where you are trusted to get on with your work without having someone over your shoulder. Although working remotely, I still feel very much surrounded by a team and a part of the team and bigger company - not an island on my own. I also feel like I have more control of my work/life balance!

Cons

Honestly, there aren't many! The company is a start-up environment and that comes with it's pros and cons - there is sometimes craziness and chaos. Some people prefer to work in a more defined structure. Personally, I enjoy the chaos - it allows me to step outside of my comfort zone and add value by bringing order and putting processes into place which in turn allows me to grow both professionally and personally.

2.0
16 Nov 2021

An honest review

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Good office location - Coffee machine & and fresh fruit - Dedicated colleagues that are passionate about the product - Talented Marketing team with a family-like spirit - 44 mil investment - Now offering remote work

Cons

- Finger-pointing and blaming often from C-levels and upper management - There are favorites and if you're not one of them, they pay no attention to you - The favorites are only men, so good luck being taken seriously if you're a woman - The favorites are often the ones working long hours and on weekends (as shown in the all-hands calls because they're the only ones getting kudos) - A "direct" feedback culture means rude and frankly gross behavior. Just because the company is small does NOT mean that you can talk to everyone how you want - When confronted with a complaint about his communication style, his response was: I'm the C*O, I'll say whatever I want. - Hints of racism from upper management - Needless to say management is all macho white men in their 30s with an ego problem (which is a con in itself) - I know of at least 4-6 people that had or are currently having a burnout - Departments gossiping about each other - Upper management is inappropriate with female employees and "HR" goes along with it so don't expect anything from them unless you want to be told to confront the inappropriate ones or "we've told them many times but they just won't stop". -Why aren't you turning your camera on? You're not wearing anything? - No incentives besides fruit, coffee, and virtual stock options - No regard for the environment (no separating of trash and a lot of printing) - No clear vision or transparency of company goals/direction - Oh and if you see a bunch of positive reviews after this, you know what they're doing.

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Cognigy Response
4y
Thank you for your review. While we of course understand that reviews are inherently subjective, and as such based on personal feelings, we do think that there is some bias in what you have written. We are sorry that you felt that your experience as our employee was a negative one. We would have wished to hear your concerns directly so we could have addressed them. You speak about a finger pointing culture that you didn’t like, and a culture that was ‘too male’ in your opinion. We don’t differentiate between our employees however, and as such we value our open culture where everyone can bring their true self to work, free of biases or stereotypes (such as not condoning the use of terminology you used in your review about our male staff). We are proud of our team that is highly diverse, where employees of more than 20 different nationalities work together with great motivation and a uniting spirit of making our company the best it can be. In any case, we thank you for your time with us, and we wish you every success in your future endeavours.
1.0
14 Nov 2021

Welcome to the Zoo

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- remote work - mostly young and experienced people - nice colleagues (until they got fired)

Cons

- private WhatsApp or LinkedIn messages about new tasks or "ideas" on weekends - "why is this not ready" mentality on a daily basis, even towards employees that just started - onboarding only consists of a stack of PowerPoint presentations - meetings regularly have overtime - constant hire and fire - teams get thrown together and pulled apart; team members have to fear to be fired - rude gorilla-like (and at the same time boys-like) behavior of the whole c-suite - example: changing clothes for a photoshoot in front of female colleagues without asking or doing pull-ups to show off strength - lack of female energy in every single department - no benefits except free coffee and snacks - even if you are not personally offended, threatened or constantly criticized, you will feel bad for everyone else and ultimately be demotivated

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Cognigy Response
4y
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad you liked your colleagues, and our remote working opportunities but are of course sorry we weren't quite the right fit for you. We wish you every success in your future endeavours and thank you for your time with us.
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