Cognizant reviews

1.7

0% would recommend to a friend

(82,744 total reviews)
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Ravi Kumar S

Not enough data to show CEO approval

8% positive business outlook

Cognizant has an employee rating of 1.7 out of 5 stars, based on 82,744 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a poor working experience there. The Cognizant employee rating is 54% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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83K reviews
1.0
Dec 18, 2025

Stay away

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

No pros, the branch is falling apart.

Cons

Clients dont trust this company Zero employee retention Low skills Boring place to work

2.0
Aug 16, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you're Indian, it's great!

Cons

They make local staff redundant, then bring in visa workers from India for minimal wages. Indian Mgt are clearly biased against local employees.

1.0
Mar 23, 2025

Stay away!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There used to be in the past, this is no longer the case anymore

Cons

If you're on bench for 60 days without a project, you will be fired, which makes the workplace unstable.

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