Cognizant reviews

- its 100k strong now, but still very centrally controlled. A handful of people make all the decisions. - Middle management is stuck in the proverbial hell, so they strike at those below. - Size is making Cognizant the next Tata. Employees were "resources" before , they're pure bodies now, so getting work done is impossible. - Technology is important only if the client thinks it is. Do not join Cognizant expecting to remain a pure technologist. Competency Centres that exist have to constantly prove the need for their existence and/or shill for new business. Cognizant is not in the business of making products. - Also, Cognizant is not a technology leader, given its business model. Till ~2002, Mainframe was the top focus, and now its Java/dotnet. it will be RoR in a few years from now - when everyone else in the tech world have moved to the next big thing, but there'll be tons of legacy apps for Cognizant to maintain. - Old employees are no longer considered useful. There's an internal mantra of Cognizant "DNA". This applies to lateral hires from the past 4 years, not the people who have stuck with the company from when it used to be small.

Promotes culture diversity, but actions show intolerant to us workplace culture. Paid time off and training offering do not match competitors. In person training typically offered on weekends.