Good for contract work - Associate Software Engineer Cognizant Employee Review

3.0
Oct 18, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Offers many avenues for training to be competent in any project

Cons

While you are Full Time, your deployment to an end client is on a "Contract" basis, and can be sent to the bench. Tends to over'emphasize training that is not relevant to your industry or line of work, causing extra time spent off working hours to be compliant.

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5.0
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Pros

Good projects, challenging work, lots to learn

Cons

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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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