Don't expect to grow based on skill-set - Consultant Cognizant Employee Review

2.0
Aug 31, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

High company morale (at least it seems like it)

Cons

Pay is much less than market average. Dont expect your skills to translate to growth within the company. They have an arbitrary timeline that drives your salary and promotions. Even if you perform well above your peers, you will be making the same money but with more responsibilities. Your experience with projects will be completely driven by who is leading that project. Some leads will micromanage every single thing you do while other will be completely hands off. They need better structure or at least some kind of guidelines to keep the leads on the same page.

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Cognizant Response
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We are sorry to hear this feedback from a current Collabie and would like the opportunity to improve your experience at Collaborative Solutions. We strive to provide a workplace where every Collabie feels supported with their career development, connected to management, and have a balanced workload. We value your feedback on our internal processes, and we hope you share this information with your manager or People Services so we can turn your experience around. Thank you for providing your feedback.

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