Felt like showed up just for the paycheck - Anonymous employee Cognizant Employee Review

2.0
Apr 5, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Most coworkers are actually talented Has the potential to be a better company but...See Cons

Cons

Some people are in positions they are not qualified for Some people will completely step on you to get ahead, basically poor team players TOO many meetings (still had no effect on the poor software quality) Development and QA are silos Management need to be replaced, most lost touch with reality (job title means nothing if you shouldn't be in that position to begin with)

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Cons

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Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

* They train new grads, so you get a lot of valuable training * Depending on the projects, it has the potential to have a good life balance *Hybrid and Remote opportunity Will recommend to get your foot in the door

Cons

* Pay is not very competitive. Needs improvement * Depending on some client projects, the work-life balance can also be very bad * The culture is horrible, the outlook and appearance of the company is so different than what is on the ground—cutthroat culture, pushing culture. * Sometimes it enables a rude and disrespectful culture * Career growth is very minimal * tend to hire lots of indians, and an indian dominated culture/circle can make a non indian feel left out

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