Reverse discrimination runs rampant - Director Cognizant Employee Review

2.0
25 Apr 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice Building PTO Some talented, highly skilled, experienced technical employees Team members willing to help when needed Cafe in building is decent

Cons

If you are not from India, promotions and job security is unlikely. Bonus cut by more than 50% from last year, even though we were the Number 1 business unit company-wide. Pay is below average for most roles Slowly cutting onshore staff and replacing with lower paid, less experienced, lower skilled workers. Trizetto was acquired by Cognizant 3 years ago. Since that time, teams have been decimated onshore and many jobs have moved offshore. Many decent people placed on the bench last year and replaced with offshore resources or offshore employees being brought over to replace onshore resources. Teams are not fully staffed leading to delays when responding to customer needs. CIS cares only about bringing over less experienced and skilled workers on visa programs. Promotions are about if you are from India. Experience, skills, not taken into consideration. During a recent "Townhall Meeting", SR. Management bragged about the diversity in the organization on one slide, then one the next slide showed the "new management" structure. This was dominated by 16 Indian males, 3 white males, and one Indian female. Promotions are yearly. They have no problem giving you more responsibility without actually promoting for several months, sometimes up to a year, then pulling your promotion when the time comes. HR is a joke in Englewood. Known throughout the building as spineless and worthless. Make a legitimate complaint or question anything that was done and be prepared to suffer the consequences, most likely benching. There are some very good managers in middle management roles who try to be fair but are forced to make bad decisions by SR Management. PTO is "unlimited" but depending on the customer you are working on, you can expect 60-80 hours a week and less than 1 week off. Recognition and awards are dominated by offshore or onshore Indian employees. Published lists of awards are sent out quarterly, with 90% being offshore or Indian. Favoritism is also rampant. Indian Managers look out for Indian employees, especially those they know and favor. They have little to no respect for onshore employees and have no problem making that clear. Overall, if you want a fair, balanced company that truly cares about employees this is not the place to work.

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Cons

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