No Diversity, Indian based company, run by indians focus majorly on outsourcing with unskilled resources - Worst Company to Work Cognizant Employee Review

1.0
Aug 9, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fortune 200 Name, due to the revenue generation of the company.

Cons

Low Skills, Long working hours - It is expected to have early morning calls, evening calls with offshore. Leadership is in India, so they dictate, you follow the orders. Most of the resources in US are on Visa, and okay to work long working hours of 12 - 14 hours a day. Promotion is based on a number of years in Cognizant, not the talent you have. If you are not on project, you will get laid off in 5 weeks. They hire you because they have a project, and as soon as the project is over, you receive an email that you will be let go in 5 weeks.

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5.0
May 27, 2026
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Pros

Good projects, challenging work, lots to learn

Cons

The way the bench status is structured

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3.0
Jun 17, 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.

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