Worst company ever - Anonymous employee Cognizant Employee Review

1.0
Oct 25, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

They are flexible for time off

Cons

After the merge with microsoft they have under cut the small employees and put pressure on the managers to micro manage the employees. We the small employees have had our time off cut, they took away volunteer time, we have not had a raise, they have taken away our incentive plan, they have taken away our ability to work outside of our home when we need to, they took teams messenger ability's away from our phone. If we are 1 minute late for work they can dock us. We are scheduled for 40 hours but have been told to make sure our time sheets are below 40 hours. There have been no advancement opportunities. I inquired about the program they have for reimbursement for certificates outside of work hours and i was told we arent eligible..

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Cognizant can be a great place to work at. You have to be self-motivated and driven. You won't often be given a script on how to do your job well. But if you are willing to search for new opportunities, you will find success.

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Just like many other tech companies, layoffs are happening all the time. This often brings many projects to a complete halt. Management never communicates when someone is laid off. And when they are laid off, they often never back fill positions, leaving existing team members working the equivalent of three jobs at once. Most teams there are skeleton crews, ensuring that they cannot reach their full potential.

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