Increments doesn't exist while management rewards themselves - Prefer Not to State Cognizant Employee Review

1.0
30 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

For laterals good hike is provided

Cons

1 increment in past 3 years that too 2-3%. Company reporting profits by delaying/cancelling merit pay raises to employees and charging clients incremental fees. CEO and troop rewarded themselves with handsome hikes in the same period. Layoffs are being pushed under disguise of AI. In reality they are hiring freshers at cheaper cost nothing to do with AI capabilities. Automations executed are pathetic, for simple issue it takes 3-4 days to get resolved. Management has god syndrome with below average talent

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5.0
21 Jan 2026
Anonymous intern
Recommend
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Pros

good company to work for as an intern, I learned a lot and was able to really collaborate and work with everyone

Cons

It is remote so it is harder to reach out to toher

1.0
5 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

A potential inroad into large client companies (Leave Cognizant ASAP) You aren't unemployed.

Cons

It's a body shop. Clients will view you accordingly. Contractors cannot be trusted with most tasks. You must be siloed (No room for growth) so you don't break anything. Your actual job is to fulfill gaps in the client's grunt work even if out of scope. If you don't, the hammer falls from client and Cognizant. Wages well below industry standards. 1% annual raises only exist because legally they must exist. Takes full advantage of H-1B slave system, where employees' families and homes will be thrown into a furnace if you aren't keeping Cognizant happy no matter what. Employees are complacent in their slavery. Management is just happy to get their extra crumbs and will reinforce the bad culture. C-suite is opaque. If you are familiar with India's caste system you will understand how "lessers" are treated. This also happens in a literal sense, you aren't totally safe just because you are the favored skin tone. Takes full advantage of modern white collar culture. "Your racist actions aren't actually racist if you aren't Caucasian." Expect the uphill battle to be even more steep if you're not Southeast Asian. You will hunt for your own work most of the time. Cognizant is not helpful in any regard. They exist to skim off the top and nothing else.

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