Cognizant reviews

Extremely unethical in every aspect of professionalism. Does not comply with even what the management & Human Resources promises in writing. I have several proofs . No matter how many appreciations you get from end-client, eventually you will not be able to get a good rating until you get into the political & filthy games. Upper Management is more race and region oriented , extremely biased towards new joiners. Even after several escalations and showing proof of political games, no one listens and eventually the resource is targetted with horrible rating. Extremely unrealistic in expectations, the higher management is non technical and will expect to derive E=mc2 every month without proper training or time.

Let's start with recruitment: - no details on the position - calls from India - once the offer has been sent to you, prepare receiving 15 emails a day for weeks, have a thousand different papers to print, sign, scan and send back within tight deadlines (if you don't own a printer, well, good luck) - incompetent background check sub-contractor - less than clear information about your starting date, where you should be, and who is your point of contact (guess what, there is none) First week: - no clear working station assigned - internal platform to process timesheet, do trainings, admin & so on - not working for WEEKS - exceptionally little training about your actual tasks - inexisting HR - HR will actually lose some of the papers they collect from you The job itself: - idiotic but that was to be expected so no surprise here - inadequate tools: for a company specialized in "digitalization", well, have fun with the 300 spreasheets you'll work on - time checkers everywhere - constant changes of location within the building AND to other buildings at the other side of the city Money & career - no negotiation at the end of your trial period - advancement is NOT based on performance at all - you cannot apply for another position before at least 9 months (and for most it's actually 18 months) - the only way you are getting a raise is when you change position. You will get the mighty advancement of 5% - overtime is not approved depending on projects - they may change you to night shift not because of business needs but because they lack space and need people to use the working stations during the day Others: - no transparency at all, nothing will be communicated, you will learn that you changed projects from someone from your team, but nothing is official - all departments work with India. Needless to say it's a disaster. - they will literally make money on your back - huge corporation with unadapted trainings, absolutely no culture -- I had outstanding stats, involvement in several projects, and I decided to leave anyway.