Made a mistake by joining cognizant! tired of loooong Bench!! u ll regret joining! - Programme Analyst Cognizant Employee Review

1.0
Mar 7, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

MAY B good fr experienced professionals! MAY B!!! they arrange various trainings! their logo is "what have u learnt today?" (read..." what have u learnt today that u Won't b able to apply in project! as hey, you wont ever get a project!) No prons for me atleast!

Cons

im really shocked that everyone is sharing good experiences abt dis company!! dis fooled me into joining cognizant! i joined as a fresher(i really had read most of d reviews b4 joining). starting from induction, evrything was worst! we wer not even given proper induction! training ws nt up to d mark! and worst of all- bench! they hav put me on a bench since a year! i havent got any experience...i havent even allocated a single project, i cant even switch....i feel like i have ruined my career even before it starts, by joining cognizant! when u ask abt proj, operations team will tell u abt market scenario, and even give u stupidity like "enjoy this period..once u r in proj, u wont get such free time" they ll train u in some technology and then even if dat technology doesnt have projs they ll nt release u frm dat domain...they ll keep u waiting fr infinite time! operations team & hr whatever is d worst! they wont communicate wid u at all! u wont even get a desk when on bench! very discouraging atmosphere!!! this is a pathetic company for freshers!! if u join ur entire career will b at stake and u will regret big time! only lazy persons who dont want anything out of their career and dont ever want to switch should join!

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Cons

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Pros

* They train new grads, so you get a lot of valuable training * Depending on the projects, it has the potential to have a good life balance *Hybrid and Remote opportunity Will recommend to get your foot in the door

Cons

* Pay is not very competitive. Needs improvement * Depending on some client projects, the work-life balance can also be very bad * The culture is horrible, the outlook and appearance of the company is so different than what is on the ground—cutthroat culture, pushing culture. * Sometimes it enables a rude and disrespectful culture * Career growth is very minimal * tend to hire lots of indians, and an indian dominated culture/circle can make a non indian feel left out

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