Was great in the beginning, but turned into a toxic corporate environment - Anonymous employee Cognizant Employee Review

2.0
Sep 21, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good work/life balance. Ability to work from home. Decent benefits and salary. There are some colleagues who are wonderful people and are talented at what they do. They pay for your exams/certifications.

Cons

New Signature preaches a company culture that they do not follow. For the most part, you will be just another cog in the wheel and most employees are expendable. Poor communication runs rampant with some middle managers and they lack transparency along with structure. A lot of office politics are involved and makes it difficult to get a promotion or higher salary raise. Lack of diversity throughout the company, especially in the higher up positions. There were some colleagues and managers that have made racial/culturally insensitive jokes or comments which is unacceptable.

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Pros

Good projects, challenging work, lots to learn

Cons

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2.0
Jun 30, 2026
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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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