Worst company ever, whatch out! - Senior Software Engineer Cognizant Employee Review

1.0
5 Apr 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Payroll is 14 day cycle... If that's a good thing

Cons

Antiquated, monolithic, dictatorial, bad IT, bad internal tools They block internet access, you cannot use git over ssh. No aws cli because it's blocked by acl too... No home office, no parking spot unles 'you are important', no paid overtime but still expect you to work 50+ hours a week. No follow up when quitting, no legal process, very bad HR/payroll people.

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5.0
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Pros

Good projects, challenging work, lots to learn

Cons

The way the bench status is structured

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2.0
30 Jun 2026
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Pros

It was a much needed check in a time of need

Cons

Management seemed uneducated. I dnt know about cognizant as a whole but their eligibility department needs help. They focus on the things that do no matter. They were at risk of losing this contract, so now it’s whatever they client says, they do…no push back including making us do disability cases, that we had no previous knowledge of. In the beginning I was getting OT like crazy. Then they stopped it talking about it wasn’t in there budget, and at times when we needed someone to work/stay late. They are not consistent and the other employees there, are looking for other positions, too. Not to mention, myself and another employee were the only ones there for the longest. It’s a mess.

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