Cognizant Technologies..thank God I'm leaving it. I've spent 3.5 yrs with this Company ...this should validate my review - Manager Operations Cognizant Employee Review

2.0
Sep 9, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Because of the sheer size of the company, you will have ample opportunity to move into different roles....but dont ask for money on internal job posting - Strong IT infrastructure - A reasonable brand name among IT companies in India

Cons

- If the company has a centralised support system (faceless organisation, everything is ticket based)then it should be efficient and responsive. Unfortunately all the support functions are centralised and they are the most un-responsive bunch of crowd I have ever come accoss in any company. Most of support staff are unaware of their subject, even business SPOCS for Finance & HR. - There are sessions / townhalls by Sr. leadership, but its more show-off. Any feedback is just considered as a 'minute of meeting' with no actionable on their part. - Medical / life insurance benifits are very nominal - Its upto you whether you want to be just another count in 85000 employees or hold a position where people can recognise you. - Recently UBS India Service Centre was acquired. I petty on the employees of UBS. The way Sr. Management played politics, squeezed everything out of them and threw most of the employees out of the Company...I really feel shame abt it. Employees in the support function of UBS were demoted (accross the board, even functional heads) intentionally so that they leave the Company. - Every Senior Management guy will have big words but will be the last person to live upto those commitments - Because the Company grew mostly by acquisition, it has lost focus on what are its priorities. People are the backbone of a Company. The management seems to have forgotten this. They forgot to strengthen the infrastructure. I can go on and on n on...

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