New CEO and his Draconian Policy make this company worst for employee to work - IT Senior Manager Cognizant Employee Review

1.0
30 Jun 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Ample learning opportunity. A Big banner (A company who had a glorious past but not anymore ), if that matters to you.

Cons

Minimum 10 Hours Mandatory Work Policy Zero Work-Life Balance Excessively low compensation for Tenure and loyal employees and the difference between new lateral joiners vs same designation old employees is huge. Extreme Politics and shady YEA process. Employee Unfriendly Policy and Mostly a hire and fire company Almost no Job Security now - they are notorious for laying off as we seen in past .

Explore other reviews about Cognizant

5.0
2 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good learning opportunities and structured training

Cons

Limited pay growth and slow promotions

3.0
17 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

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.

Cons

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.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All