Good company, not good with old time normalization or reward - Manager Cognizant Employee Review

4.0
Mar 1, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Working conditions are good, people are wonderful, work is flexible.

Cons

Don't expect a raise or a fair evaluation. Even if you did a fantastic job, if others did too then they 'rate on normalization or the curve' and only so many are permitted to get an excellent review. This is very harmful as two years in a row my supervisor rated me at an EA rating but I got bumped each time to a EM rating and then do not receive my full bonus. This is extremely out of date in rewarding associates for their hard work. We have lost so many in our workplace because of this reason. They went elsewhere after many years and seeing no reward.

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Cons

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Jun 17, 2026
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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.

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