Semi Sr. Software Engineer - Semi Senior Developer Cognizant Employee Review

2.0
Dec 27, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Big company, they will not disappear because lack of money, nothing good besides that.

Cons

Really bad computers for programming (extremely slow, cheap computers, only good for browsing), developing on windows for a linux product, they ask to do extra hours, but they don't pay the extras. If one day you arrive later, because yesterday you stayed late at work, they will go crazy. It's simple a "consulting company", they don't care about software quality, it's overly bureaucratic, but the things never get done, then projects are teared apart.

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Cons

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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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