Very unprofessional middle management - Associate Projects Cognizant Employee Review

1.0
14 May 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Job security Onsite opportunities If you are out of one project due to low performance you will easily get new project - no firing You are safe even if you are low skilled

Cons

Very less pay as compared to market standards Green Card process now taking long time , forcing employees to leave USA, read PERM/I140 reviews on trakitt.com Unprofessional middle management - you feel embarrassed when they speak with client ( Dont know how to talk properly) No promotion or salary hike at onsite Performance managemet a joke - Just filling it for the sake of audits (CMMI Level maintance) Rude HR - Consider employees slaves as they know people on L1/H1 wont leave them Work late hours to handle offshore resources - Get calls at nights which managers force employees to take - otherwise you face actions

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5.0
27 May 2026
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Pros

Good projects, challenging work, lots to learn

Cons

The way the bench status is structured

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3.0
17 Jun 2026
Recommend
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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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