Another hierarchy oriented, narrow minded, US listed, Indian company with lot of deadwood. - Senior Associate Cognizant Employee Review

1.0
Jun 22, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

For employees joining in India, there are many opportunities to travel abroad. Cognizant's "Client first" policy that sets the priority clear. Headed by young and dynamic CEO, Frank.

Cons

No recognition for quality work. Lower compensation compared to other companies. High salary disparity between employees promoted and employees hired at same levels. Random adhoc promotion policies. Socialistic approach to promotion based on seniority. There are some exceptions to this where people with extremely high talent getting promoted soon. But, they are very few in number. HR policies - that never seem to make sense.

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5.0
Jul 2, 2026
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Pros

Good learning opportunities and structured training

Cons

Limited pay growth and slow promotions

2.0
Jun 30, 2026
Recommend
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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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