decent place to work, culture is to say yes to everything and work like crazy to get there - Senior Manager Cognizant Employee Review

3.0
Sep 15, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

strong staff hard workers, the off-shore culture is to work like crazy to satisfy clients and management. Huge staff to pull from

Cons

no sales support, delivery teams do all teams work crazy hours on the account management roles too much pressure on high margins

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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
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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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