Cognizant reviews

They do not care for employees. Most of the managers have been with the company for more than 10 years and hence the position. Managers and Senior Managers do not have any powers or authority other than a say in promotions. Irony is that being a technology services company they do not spend a single dime on employee training. In short one of the worst companies you could ever work for. They take pride in being better than other crappy Indian companies like TCS, Satyam, HCL, Infosys....and this is the sad part. Anyways if you have a choice do not join this company

* No work-life balance * Employee skill enhancement programs are there, but quality is bad. * Learning resources are good, but most of them find no time to learn. * Political teams; Most of the work is mundane and back-breaking. * Hierarchical management; Kind of functions like a government office sometimes * New centers like Coimbatore receive step motherly treatment from other centers like Bangalore, Chennai etc. * Senior and mid-level project management is not very competent. No understanding of ground realities and basic project management concepts. * Very rude HR team. Pretty bad compared to other companies. They don't display even basic etiquette towards others and work practices. * I have noticed that the company as a whole including the security guards is losing its basic manners. You don't see too many happy employees. Their employee feedback program does not seem to work. * Their recruitment is highly flawed. Lot of incompetence flows in to the company due to this loophole. * If you don't follow the dress code, you are made to stand in front of the security till you get your project manager to approve (forgive) your entry. You are required to send an e-mail stating the reasons why you wore slippers/jeans etc. What a corny practice!