Cognizant

2.0

28 Mar 2019

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Location: Timpuri Noi, away from Pipera, in a modern office building. Work from home policy: unlimited, and most people use common sense and do not abuse it, which makes for a very relaxed work environment External events, trips, working from other offices, various fun events. Apple workstations, standing desks, great conferencing systems. Good communication and teamwork - most of the time. Mico bonus system - bonus.ly, used for vouchers, such as Amazon/eMag.

Cons

Has been bought by an Indian company and all that it implies: more and more Indian colleagues, badly trained, hard to work with. Moving slowly towards an outsourcing mentality (customer interviews at the lowest level, no trust, no company reputation). Low salaries on the Romanian market. Holacracy - sure, it can work, but faced with a 'customer is king' attitude, it leaves no room for actual voices to be heard. Internal badge system - every employee scores 'points' and you can't get promoted unless you have them. From mid-senior it can take years, and if you are unlucky/nervous during an interview and assigned a lower level, there's no chance to prove yourself in a manageable timeline. Most seniors quit because they do not get recognition. Romanian employees treated as second-rate colleagues - such an attitude would never fly in Germany/Switzerland, but hey, we're Romanians, so no one cares. No meal tickets, no food options either. There are fruits and soft drinks at the office (the drinks are a no-name sugary brand, really bad). And most importantly: salaries are on the low side of IT, even for Bucharest. A senior dev earns less than 10k lei, QAs are paid below 6k, or around that value. Yearly increases are around 10-15%, and very subjective. Work is limited to some Adobe products, don't imagine you will learn something useful on the long run unless you want to become an XML pro. No chance for new technologies.

Cognizant Response

Thank you for taking the time to write your review. We appreciate your positive input and regret to hear about your concerns. We are a multicultural company with 48 nationalities including India and we respect diversity. As part of Cognizant, we provide our clients with an enhanced portfolio of business critical digital experience solutions, strengthening our combined position as a leading customer experience player in Europe. We only hire top-notch professionals and train them to be experts in the Adobe Experience Cloud, no matter where in the world they come from. This is why we’re a highly recognized Adobe Global Alliance Solution Partner with multiple awards. The compensation packages are based on local market pay rates and are competitive. Of course, they are reviewed regularly to ensure that they remain competitive. In addition to the salary, the company gives an extended range of benefits that include extra holidays, top end technology to work with, etc. As one of our core values is “Give and Accept Feedback”, we value and consider all feedback. That’s why we provide various channels e.g. monthly local Q&A sessions, Holacracy circles where you may raise tensions. Additionally, all employees are assigned to a People Success Lead to whom they should speak if there’s discontentment. We encourage employees to provide feedback in a timely manner and refrain from letting negative feelings accumulate. There’s always room for improvement, that’s why we encourage employees to have a 2-way conversation so that we can find solutions together. So, please contact your PSL or to the Talent Management team regarding your concerns and let’s work on these together.

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