Cognizant Experience - Promotion to retain resource!
June 20, 2008 · Filed Under experiences
.
One person from CTS his name is Parthiv Patel (Name changed on request) put his papers because he did’nt get promotions. But his higher officals convinced him by giving more incentive and promise to give promotion (SPM) in next cycle. Is this best way to get promotions. This way of getting promotions is very common in CTS Testing.
Surely he will get promotion in next cycle. It is happening to another person in CTS testing group name called Gopi
is this fair? Then how come other got promotions?
Note: Changes have been made to this post on request.
Related items
Comments
158 Responses to “Cognizant Experience - Promotion to retain resource!”
Cognizant is a very worst company to work
Alert the moderator
Why are you putting the name of the people?
This is very bad !!! Request you not to put the name directly !!!
Alert the moderator
Hi,
Please all who feel cognizant process is worse.Please go ahead and resign. We don’t need people like you.
Alert the moderator
To be honest, Cognizant has got managed to get buzz in news. But internally this company has to sensitivity and no decent culture.
Managers are arrogant.
HR are corrupt.
Overall company has got big EGO problem.
If you escalate, things worsen.
Can CEO of Cognizant confirm on his own orders getting obeyed in company?
Poor chaps… making fake publicity and sili promises which never flow till associates.
Alert the moderator
Be stupid, be cunning.
Cognizant would be place for you
Alert the moderator
Cognizant sucks!! With the lastest HR policy, they first informed that salary has been revised, later on they disclosed that it was a benefit amount and no salary has actually increased. instead it has decreased.
Alert the moderator
HR Policy??
What are you guys talking about?
Cognizant should arrange a huge training program on basic operations for HR to work proper they get really paid for…!!
Alert the moderator
Cognizant has got Silly and non sense administration…
Comments above are true, not to speak more..
Alert the moderator
Please resign you useless people, why are you staying.
Mad people!!!!!
Alert the moderator
You are correct GMDC.
I joined Cognizant as fresher and was useless for 2.5 yrs. I resigned. Now enjoying both my work and life.
By way, your language reflects exact Cognizant culture.
“Arrogance without common sense.”
Alert the moderator
I agree, cheap people - cheap company..
Alert the moderator
I Agree with Virgo.
When I appeared for interview, I know another girl who was not selected.
2 months later i found her in next training batch. She manage to fake her first rejection in prior selection process and got inside company.
Alert the moderator
Heard Cognizant is recruitmenting more to increase head count.
Already it has got hell of poor quality people, few more will get in.
Better they should put proper tracking mechamism.
You can enter data in timesheet and leave management system accepts leave for the same day.
Big joke!
Alert the moderator
Quite commented all!
One more point from me -
If you are in need
Ask for help, I bet, you will find yourself in more trouble.
After all cheap culture people gathered together.
Alert the moderator
Remember when joined chennai CTS for initial training.
We had been put in some aashram far from city.
The place was remote like semi-jungle. That to one day electricity went off.
All of us jumbled and of course there was lot of noise as guys started shouting on name of Cognizant HR.
Next day one person from HR came.
He scolded those guys and threaten to fire them out.
Few of wordings of that Cognizant HR.
I am 3 yrs now in Cognizant.
No one can do anything to me. Not Chandra can say me anything.
Even if I rape a girl nobody can touch me.
we were in big shoke to hear this slang language and better understood that time itself whats real in Cognizant!
Alert the moderator
I joined CTS in chennai for training. We were placed in some aashram remote area like semi jungle.
No decent facilities.
That to one day electricity went off.
Guys did lot of shouting and hungama.
Next day cognizant HR came.
Few of his wordings -
I am more than 3 yrs in Cognizant. I can fire you all in one shot.
No one can do anything against me. Not even Chandra.
If i rape a girl nobody can touch me.
We all were in shock to hear this slang language.
And better understood what this company in real….
Alert the moderator
I joined CTS in chennai for training. We were placed in some aashram remote area like semi jungle.
No decent facilities.
That to one day electricity went off.
Guys did lot of shouting and hungama.
Next day cognizant HR came.
Few of his wordings -
I am more than 3 yrs in Cognizant. I can fire you all in one shot.
No one can do anything against me. Not even Chandra.
If i rape a girl nobody can touch me.
We all were in shock to hear this slang language.
And better understood what this company in real….
Alert the moderator
hey, but iPod gift was good from Cognizant
Alert the moderator
I joined CTS in chennai for training. We were placed in some aashram remote area like semi jungle.No decent facilities.That to one day electricity went off.Guys did lot of shouting and hungama.
Next day cognizant HR came.
Few of his wordings -
I am more than 3 yrs in Cognizant. I can fire you all in one shot. No one can do anything against me. Not even Chandra.
If i rape a girl nobody can touch me.
We all were in shock to hear this slang language.
And better understood what this company is in real….
Alert the moderator
Cognizant provide the best environment to work.Best training and best culture, and still people are not happy.
Iam suprise to see those comments, but still request those under performing people, to leave cognizant and keep it a best place to work.
Alert the moderator
I know some one was replaced by a tamil iyer. it is really wrong. With this culture congnizant cannot go for long, so their delivery will be affected and soon loose lot of projects. Talented people are getting out of congnizant
Alert the moderator
Most of the people who are in the middle management have no talent. Even the CEO knows about this and he could not take any action. I was told that this is the culture.
Alert the moderator
Also I heared that they put fake experience and send the candidates for interview. Lately clients came to know about this. This is kind of a crime. Also H1B might have been misused. soon will be visible to INS
Alert the moderator
Cognizant is better organization to work with.If there are 40 people ( not even 0.1% i.e. ppl from this website) who talks against such a valuable organization will make any difference.
Cognizant don’t care for such a post, and with such these comments.
Cognizant will sure to rock in future, with such a strong force of people ( except those from this blog post).
Alert the moderator
If 1 out of 1000 tells a incidence. And if that is true, does not matter that its 0.1 % or even less.
Ultimately truth is TRUTH.
It does not go by why all do not talk or many prefer to keep mum.
Alert the moderator
Many of us from our training batch -our general experience at Cognizant is
any moment, you raise a concern for mis-hap at least 4-5 will stand against to put you down.
Even if you are correct, you get in 0.1 %.
You quit for better future
And Cognizant does not care for those….
Alert the moderator
I joined CTS in chennai for training.
We batch 261 were placed in some baba aashram remote area like semi jungle.
No decent facilities.
That to one day electricity went off.
It was end of patience and guys did lot of shouting.
Next day cognizant HR called few guys among us randomly.
he said…..
what do u think abt urself.. i have got contacts and can do whatever i want to u
even Chandra cant do anything about it…
and at last he said…. If I rape any girl…no one can touch me
Such a slang language
better understood what this company really is…
Alert the moderator
I joined CTS in chennai for training.
We batch 261 were placed in some baba aashram remote area like semi jungle.
No decent facilities.
That to one day electricity went off.
It was end of patience and guys did lot of shouting.
Next day cognizant HR called few guys among us randomly.
he said…..
what do u think abt urself.. i have got contacts and can do whatever i want to u
even Chandra cant do anything about it…
and at last he said…. If I r a p e any girl…no one can touch me
Such a slang language
better understood what this company really is…
Alert the moderator
Don’t put an comment against Cognizant.Pune office is best, your comment do not apply to pune office.
Pune office is the best, I am 100% sure these comment are not for pune.
Alert the moderator
its all perception, for pig mud seems d best,
Alert the moderator
Cognizant has got Regionalism
Tamil hate Bengali.
.. hate tamil iyyers.
.. hate brahmins.
And war continues..
Alert the moderator
I joined CTS as fresher. After confirmation, many from our batch they get their salary package reduced.
When inquired to HR, they said it was some system error and will get corrected.
Cognizant HR took more months to correct their own mistake.
Alert the moderator
Well said, its true that even Cognizant CEO can not do anything about its mediocre managers.
Pathetic work culture.
One of my friends joined cts from Infy. On first day induction cognizant senior ask him why did u left company like infy and that to joined cognizant?
Alert the moderator
No discipline no fair culture.
Sophisticated person can hardly breath in cognizant…
Alert the moderator
No wonder cognizant HR speaks language like - even if i r*p* girl, no one can touch me…
Just would like to know if that HR guy talked with own experience or from extra fantacy developed being at cognizant??
Alert the moderator
worst politics. beware of tamil bhramins and malayalees.It is true in CTS
Alert the moderator
I heard girl working in pune office found her manager is trying to take advantage of her innocency.
No room to approach. Senior manager in chennai. When tried through HR, that lady gave her stupid smile and said do not put comments anywhere outside.
Cognizant is reputated company. If you talk this out, your reputation will be spoiled! Needless to say, nothing happened to that manager.
Well educated girl reliazed people & culture in cognizant and resigned within next few days.
Alert the moderator
Lousy managers..
Honestly people in cognizant wont accept their own mistakes.
Instead, they will blaim u saying dont complaint or else go out.
Alert the moderator
Agree with most of comments.
Company CEO should first wash out its dirty politics and stupid managers before dreaming of anything more…
Alert the moderator
Guys, let me tell you one thing. This company is not mature and worth to put value on.
Time waste.
Cognizant has got no norms, no formal definition for dividing opportunities across the layers.
Getting transfers is headake. You have put muska to those disgusting RMG folks.
When you are in project they promise you saying get release and then I will look for you.
Then you have to convice your manager a lot for release. Even if there is no work or your interest / skillsets mismatch, it takes longer time to get out of one project.
The moment now you are back to RMG, person talking to you will avoid you sending some other guy next to his desk.
You will have to explain him all again.
He will question you whether your reason is really valid or not.
He will make you wait further adding to your frustruation. And at last they will tell you now our requirements have changed.
Same time, they might put whole training batch / new recruitment to the same centre you are asking trasfer for.
I know a lady who was sitting next to our team. Her family was in hyderabad. She was 5 months pregnant and these folks were not facilitating her trasfer.
RMG guy in chennai was famous for such work style And Lakshmi agreed to know about this guy in power lunch.
Two of my friends, both were working in Cognizant. The girl’s PL was very jealous about this couple.
He purposefully put them in different shifts. Girl in 2nd shift and her husband in night shift.
Ridiculous.
Both of them tried to escalate, but there was no proper response or hearing.
This company has no aggressive policy to break such bad ethics and keep environment clean.
Alert the moderator
Until I join cognizant, I was feeling its good organization to go with.
To be honest, its company of damn mad people with surplus stupidness.
I have seen hard working employees, 4-5 yrs exp still working as Programmer Analyst vs freshers joining and getting promoted to Associate within 2 yrs.
No priority set to cope with everyone’s aspirations.
Be aware of managers in Cognizant. They will never be to their promises.
Alert the moderator
This discussion thread reminds me, when I was at cognizant. Pune, there was guy sort of centre head.
Chatterji something. Poeple use to call him DC.
(Sorry for taking name.)
Terrific guy.
He brought his 2 women and put 1 in HR and 1 in RMG. (agree with the one of post of fake HRs in Cognizant.)
And together these bengali’s use to drive the whole system the way they want.
Total non sense.
Bole to ekdam dunda raj.
Crush anyone who tries to be against or will complain to higher levels.
Even CEO and MD are aware of this, but they lack determination to control such things in company.
This is how culture in Cognizant I got to know.
Forget of getting this company very ahead in future with such non ethic people gathered inside.
Alert the moderator
By those comment, I think CTS is not good or may be worse at technology, Human Resource (Finance , Training and core Human resource) and Project Management.
And sad part is after even having so many compliment about such organization, student from IIT, IIM and REC join such company.
I would prefer student should join infosys, Wipro, Satyam or TCS than cognizant.
Alert the moderator
I have been with Cognizant for 4 years. And although not perfect the company does display many of the attributes that I admire.
It is focused on customer delivery and I Have seen the company do many things for associates like facilitating transfers onsite, encouraging and paying for education, and generally providing opportunities for direct interaction.
When a company has rown so rapidly there are bound to be kinks in the culture, but I have generally foundsenior management willing to listen and to do things where it makes sense.
I know this is contrarian view given that everyone on this site seems to want to complain about their circumstances, but at Cognizant my expereince has been tha tif you work hard, earn credibility through delivery and take direct action you will be listened to.
Alert the moderator
I have got offer letter from Cognizant. But after reading this blog I am fraid to join cognizant.
Alert the moderator
I am with CTS for more than 3 yrs now.
Its not that bad company. But after reading this blog, may be my opinion is from reason, I got into relatively better team.
From incidents in other teams, I do agree with couple of comments here.
For a non-tamil, adjusting in chennai is headache. Most of people keep on talking tamil in office. Sort of regionalism & brahmin domination exists.
HR are pathetic.
Managers themselves talk about immaturity, politics and arrogancy within company.
Higher management is not much serious to stop this.
When organizational level decisions are not strict ultimately that comes as company culture.
Main reason I think Cognizant does not come into brand companies list.
Alert the moderator
Do not put comments against cognizant until you are working there. You will get terrified soon…
Thats Cognizant way to put complaints down.
Alert the moderator
hi all,
i don’t think u people will get any thig for passing comments.no one can stop a talented person.if really u r having talent then u can fight directly to any one,no need to write any thing here bez u know this is not going to help u.but u r not doing this,bez u do’t have confidence and confidence comes when u do rite things.what r u doing that is really not good for any one.i think u love company,not ue work.1st u try to change youself and try to adopt the challenges.
Alert the moderator
Cognizant is one of the best places to work with.
Cognizant gives much freedom to its employees comparing to other companies.It provides lot of opportunities to the freshers.I am proud to be with such a great company.
Guys dont blame about your companies.Of course every companies has its positives and negatives.If you have concerns talk to your senior management and get it solved or else leave the the company.But dont create a bad image of your company.
Alert the moderator
Thanks SK, SANTOSH and IAS, but we need more people like you.
so there are people, who do favour.
Alert the moderator
Folks, I understand your feeling, am also a person affected by all the politics and the ‘language’ issues. I wont brand a company because of few peoples in that company. No person will automatically turn to evil or good, just coz they joined a company. I agree that there are ‘bad’ guys in Cognizant too, but what do you expect from 50,000 people (nbr of employees)? There will be different type of people, so here too its the same. Infy, Wipro, TCS etc dont recruit people from heaven, they too get guys from the same college/school/area you are from. So its just in the game. If you dont like anything, try to change it. If you have facts, then escalate it to the highest level. Even after that it didnt change anything, then quit and go to another ‘favorite’ company (am sure that you wont find any difference there, pretty soon! ).
Dont generalize things, no company has all bad people or all good people, its the reality.
Btw, am quitting pretty soon
Alert the moderator
No doubt, Cognizant is second-rate company.
Cheap people and still cheaper politics… especially in pune office.
People trouble each other for nothing.
Alert the moderator
Guys, its not Cognizant forum to fight and put someone down because he / she complains.
This is open blog where every individual has got right & freedom to express own opinion.
Every thing has got its good & bad side.
Please avoid blaiming person just because he /she has narrated about mal-practices followed in company.
Alert the moderator
Well said, if every company is more or less the same - good and bad, why companies claim themselves as being the best??
If you are best no need to shout on it.
People will come to know..
Alert the moderator
Roam around the world, good or bad, plenty kind of people exist.
Yet every country has got its own flavour.
A guy who is working in IT company has got passion for driving. On road this guy drives with full speed, breaking signals… following no traffic rules.
He gets on an onsite assignment to USA. Getting in USA, the same guy starts following all traffic rules while driving.
Why?
Because, USA has got strict traffic rules. A moment you break rule, Cops will be right behind you.
All people in USA are not from heaven.
Still same guy behaves differently just on getting in another country. On return from USA, this guy again gets on old driving style.
It means, external environment, surrounding culture does matter on how a person behaves.
If you understand, your boss is lier / cheater, either you quit or if no option, keep quite & start adopting to same culture for own survival.
This is exactly what Cognizant as a company needs self inspection!
Alert the moderator
Hello Everyone…
It is a very shocking news that u people are writing such useless craps.Who gave u the rights to crush down any company’s reputation???
Always rember no IT company is running after you to come and join them. Only u are the person who is chasing to join abranded company,to get some good package and reputation with all the comforts.
When your aim is fullfilled like “u r getting promotion,hike in salary,getting onsite oppertunity” then CTS is a very good company bt if it is nt happening with u then it is bad…
How come man???
When there is a crisis in the IT Market all the big companies are throughing out people like anything.But this company never does that.And in case of worst thing it also gives alternatives.
I think who never qualified a interview round with CTS can write like this all bad qualities…
Bcz those people who are unable to compete in the real world always try to find out fault in others..
About food subsidy , think once again.is it good or bad??Obviously it is one of employee beneficial scheme..CTS is nt compelling to take food from canteen.It is giving you salary to spend in any ways you like to spend. It is the employee who wants to save his money in some ways.Who is telling u not to go to Regency,Taj ,Akbari hotel..If u can afford man go there..
CTS lady employees are also very competent,and intelligent and Sober.Depending on the region they r upto the mark.
I found many experienced employees like 3 yr 4yr 7+ year are shifted from other reputed IT companies to CTS.
Now u can judge why they changed to CTS..
Now all decsion is upto u…
And the most imp thing after all if u r not satisfied by company policy just resign and go.
You are nt doing a favour to CTS ….
Regarding brahmin cast and all…its ur thinking.U only always trying to divide and rule by taking cast as a sensitive issue…Change ur thought your workplace as well as the world will be a very beautiful place.
*******************
Always rememver whether its cts or any company ,u dont have any rights to hamper their reputation in public.it is a severe offence.Just bcz u didnt got a promotion dont think its end of the world.If u have the real potential go ahead without blaming anyone…
Good Luck
*******************
Thanks a lot my dear friends….
Alert the moderator
Thats a great comment by you Mr.Madhoo!!!
Alert the moderator
Hey! CTS is coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool,:-)
that would be depends on U
Alert the moderator
IT employees wake up ur time is up
u will now get measly hikesp.a of 2% p.a only
laos manu of u will lose jobs due to us recession and banks going bankrupt
techies u r no more lucarative u r mediocare
Alert the moderator
Fortunately I was never at Cognizant.
But its true the comments posted here on this blog I heard similar when met with my collegues who had worked in Cognizant.
Common thing in all those I found is, they are very happy to come out of such company where growth is not structured and processes are not set. And stays no where to compete with TCS, Infy or wipro..
Alert the moderator
I dont understand, why Cognizant managers or HR whosoever looks responsible, do not take care of issues and problems in time within company?
They should look properly that employees are not leaving cognizant on reason of discomfirt or harassments.
Such complaints would have never cropped on forum outside.
First change actions and work culture as thats better for company reputation going further.
Alert the moderator
Hi all…
while i was reading through the thead i just looked at the links to other thread that are going on in this blogging site and seen different comments for other companies as well.
So this only shows that there are Good and Bad perspective in each place.
Guys, don’t get harassed, discomfort, effected from regionalism. And if you are getting no matter in Cogni or in any place just switch..
if this trend continues then there would be no janta on whom these crappy things is going to be happened.
Its all upto you and believe that you are among them as in whatever the count 50000 you are also included.
So never blame. If you can fix the issue, get it fixed and try that the same bad experience what you have should not be repeated.
PS: If you lazy don’t want to change(context is for bad things) the place you are working or at the higher level Society then you are not authorized to comment on that.
Alert the moderator
If you feel Cognizant is not a good place to work, so be it. Try finding a better company to work and try making it better than it already is. This can happen only if you have a substance called POTENTIAL. Rather than making remarks that this is wrong and that is unfair, do something to make it right, or else keep your peace. And yeah, if possible, someone please tell me a better company than CTS and substantiate it. I’ll give you a million reasons why CTS is better. And this thing about Brahmins dominating…I can only say that YOU are biased and cant live in harmony in this country. Learn to share and look above and beyond caste, religion and sex.
Alert the moderator
Dear friends if you all want to have a happy,comfort life,No stress and avoid unnecessary politics and wanna feel relaxed while you work then Cognizant is never the place. please come out of Cognizant.No ethics and moral values. Employees are treated as slaves. some onsight coordinators behave like a school teachers. No professionalism. i worked for 1 year. they dont understand what is the meaning for shift timings.i used to come in shifts morning 5.30am to 2.30. But i used to leave around 8.30 pm, such an harrasment in job. they schedule immediate meetings after my shift timings and never leave me. Freshers people behave like a school kids–> like complaining miss he pinced me. he stolen my pencil, rubber etc….Bhramins everywhere are the Tortures not only in Cognizant everywhere…. Beware of Bhramins and malayalees…Please Dont join in Cognizant, if any one is Going to get married plz avoid. working or joining there.Join with EDS,Capgemini,HP,Xansa, Enjoy your life–> Good pay–> Good growth–>proferssionalism—.Gentle treatment—You will Love it…Cognizant Sucks.
Alert the moderator
Buddy Madhooooooooooo,
Politics is every where and CTS is no exception. Where ever you go Tam-bram(Tamil Brahmin) and God-father makes the diffrence.First have the guts,backbone and integrity to say that.
None is doing anyone any favour. .All makes money while sun shines. As easy and as simple as that!!
Alert the moderator
Is this thread to vent out the frustration about CTS or something on anti-brahminism going on…Folks…this is jsut too much…
Alert the moderator
Hi!!! All those who are writing against Cognizant this message is specially for U IDIOTS… If U cant bear or if the company sucks for u just GET LOST… Anywhere in any organization u will have Politics, Rationalism etc… Resigning if u r not getting promotion is what a coward does… Its a management decision whether to retain that resource or not…
If some useless people write such posts and others who are frustrated with Cognizant please just GET LOST and take it from me U CANNOT SURVIVE IN ANY OTHER ORGANIZATIOIN…
Alert the moderator
Comment Deleted because of Policy Violation
Alert the moderator
Bottom line, Cognizant also has got lot of politics and bad people.
Its just can’t be best company to go blindly.
More over I say, just love your work.
But by chance you are in trap, do escalate than just leaving company quitely. You have got all rights for your own survival. If still management wants to take mal- decisions, leave it to them and switch.
Change gives brand new experience and significant hike too
Alert the moderator
Onsite, package, exploiting opportunities holds good when you are working with peace.
In case unfortunately you get caught under cunning manager, there is no room in Cognizant to escape from harassments.
Company does not have single well defined committee to deal with such complaints seriously and resolved successfully.
And HR just add to bullshit.
This kind of incidents are visible and very common in Cognizant.
Even CEO, CFO, CPO none can hold this on!
Agree or not, but its truth.
Alert the moderator
Let me tell you why not cognizant, and why Wipro, Infosys and TCS.
1) Cognizant has highest liquidity in US, not in India.
2) Cognizant shows high profit but never distribute the profit.
3) Cognizant is not intellectual organization, It claims to be MNC, but never follows HR policies as MNC.
4) Apart from that Cognizant is non ethical organization in term of HR.
5) When i appeal ppl to join Indian company, so that their talent can be utilized to grow Indian company, and money can be sustain in India.
6) Cognizant is very stingy in their approach.
7) The infrastructure atleast in pune, is worse.
World still runs with bad people and good people, but we should encourage good things.
The claims i have made after being with CTS for (7) years, and i feel it was not a good investment in term of monitory gains and Intellectual investment.
Alert the moderator
Alert the moderator
Hi,
i am working with CTs past 17 month. i does not find any thing special with this company..
one best policy : make sure you never demand some work, because there is not project at all…
Hr policy..i hate all the policy( uselesss).
Alert the moderator
I joined ere after my btech.I dont think its a bad company to work with.the training was good..i thought it will be difficult after the training but the managers and all the senior associates are so friendly and helpful dat i havn’t felt anything bad abt the company..I dont know y dese people wrote like this…may b coz they r not well appreciated…but that’s dere own problem..only smart,talented people can survive ere…so dont blame the company…analyse urself b4 blaming.
Alert the moderator
Comment Deleted for Policy Violation
Alert the moderator
Can u guys tell me…is there any IT company which provides you with full comfort and no work…Who all wrote against cognizant might not have worked in other companies..compared to other companies COGNIZANT IS HEAVEN.Aren’t u guys ashamed to tell something like dis abt ur own company?????
Alert the moderator
Cognizant is the best company… you all fools get lost from this posts.only HR’ and some policies are bad. every other company has the same proble. CTS is far better than Infosys and Wipro( these two are the big schools)in time and out time at wipro and in infosys( 8 o clock everyone should come)….Every company has politics…… evry wher bhramins are there…because of bhramins only today indian software is at the top..
List of popular in software. and many more…
1. Lakshmi narayanan(our head)
2.NR. Narayana murthy(infosys)
3.Ramodorai (TCS)….
dont feel jealous of our talent…. others u all resign and join govt job…u have reservation quotoe… we bhramins alone can run software company with bhramins alone…..yes Cognizant is a bhramin compnay its for us only…others get lost
Alert the moderator
Mr.parthasarathy balaji,
you should not show your domination like this ma. cognizant is having a good working culture.. i agree with this. its a good place to work with. am experiencing it
some people have put their own thoughts here. but.. if you talk like this means, there wil be no difference between those people(sad bad things about cognizant) and you.. dont show any caste related domination pa.. its not at all fair. we have to maintain some kind of unity to run cognizant successfully.. hope you wil understand this.
Alert the moderator
guys..
please use your words carefully wen you talk about something in public.
Alert the moderator
Comment Deleted because of Policy Violation
Alert the moderator
WELL SAID RM. may be there are Thousand’s of parthasarathy balaji’s(Bhramin) licking people in cognizant… now the bhramin domination is clearly visible with one incident… so dangerous to join.. oh shit. i am not going to join in CTS….Thank you Mr. Balaji–> curd rice
Alert the moderator
WELL SAID RM. may be there are Thousand’s of parthasarathy balaji’s(Bhramin) licking people in cognizant… now the bhramin domination is clearly visible with one incident… so dangerous to join.. oh shit. i am not going to join in CTS….Thank you Mr. Balaji–> curd rice
Alert the moderator
huh huhhh guys dont use indecent words here.
Alert the moderator
parthasarathy balaji,
Please don’t compare Narayana murthy with laxmi.
Laxmi is no where near Narayan Murthy.
Narayan Murthy is respectable Indian, and has being awarded the most respectable honor of India.He spend much of his time in India.
YOUR ORGANIZATION today is due to hard and intellectual work of Kumar Mahadevan.
Infosys is INDIAN COMPANY, WHICH MAKES ME PROUD OF INFOSYS.
PEOPLE LIKE YOU,HAS SPOILED THE POST. IT REFLECT YOUR CULTURE AND THOUGHT PROCESS.
Alert the moderator
CTS is the first company, where I have seen that people do not listen to what their boss says.
Even on this forum I could see lot many comments which says CEO is not capable to stop bad practices in company.
People are very arrogant and poor mentality.
Alert the moderator
Cognizant is pathetic company.
I joined, we had lateral induction program.
Many simple things are complicated here.
Just type name of person in outlook. It gets displayed reverse.
Company encourages to call by first name, so we hardly remember last name. That to if that person is south indian, surname does not seem familiar.
Tell your manager, you want release from project, all other team mates but you will get it.
Ask for leave, manager will argue saying what if everyone starts demanding leave. Idiotness, look at the reason and provide solution.
Plenty of employees in cognizant are on bench. Just put one gossip among them. Those go on over the full ODC within day.
In matter of conflict / expectation mismatch, no one respect your decision or opinion. They only know to get on sarcasm.
You are just interest in work,
Either way some or more people will try to trouble you if you are talented person.
Those who stay there are either because they find its best place for mal practices or becuase can not go out to survive with cunning attitude.
Cognizant internal blogs also reflect same. Politics, CEO / Chandra cant to about it, ridiculous experiences by ladies n lot hell…
God may bless this crap..
Alert the moderator
this company sucks
i am a 2008 fresher and i have got joining in june 2009
wtf
ye co band hogi bc
Alert the moderator
Comment Deleted because of Policy Violation
Alert the moderator
Oh my god… what a company is Cognizant.Thanks for the post dear friends… u saved me.. i was about to join there…Will Reject this offer.
Better i will join some other…keep posting and save others too.
Alert the moderator
hai,
am dinesh.I response to ur company
Alert the moderator
Coooooool Dude….
No Work… Sit on bench and get paid…
Alert the moderator
Hi i have got offer from Wipro , Cognizant and Capgemini….(i have made up my mind not to join wipro–> bad work culture) so now i have only 2 offers i am confused which one to take.
Both wipro and capgemini pay are similar, and CTS is some what higher… but i am afraid of cognizant as i saw some posts of cognizant is a worst company like that……please be serious shall i take Cognizant offer or go for capgemini
Please anyone tell me something about capgemini. and the location is pune… How good is capgemini in all perspectives..Growth, onsight, Brand, job security , work culture etc…etc…etc…IS Capgemini a better one than Cognizant?? PLZ help me friends…
Alert the moderator
Worsest work culture, defective organisational set up. Rotten with politics and NEPOTISM. I agree with “Virgo”. You can achieve gr8 heights in Cognizant if you are a brahmin or a mallu. This company has absolutely no place for genuine, talented resources. Brahmins, Mallus, Hypocrites, PM’s boot-lickers can accomplish and make a DIFFERENCE!! (a negative diffrence)… Trust me……. This is not going to work in the long run…. Wake up Cognizant!!!
Alert the moderator
Hi,
Am planning to resign from Cognizant. Actually my training period is one year. Am planning to resign after i get confirmed i.e after this one year. If i resign after one year i.e after i have become progrmmaer analyst from programmer analyst trainee, what would i get in my work experience certificate? Would they mention explicitly that i was a trainee for the past one year? what will they mention my designation as?
Alert the moderator
Do not join Cognizant. Your career will be ruined amongst arrogant and stupid people. This US based company just tacts indian mentality to give something free… like free meal / free gifts… but its damn cheap company.
Go for other even small company, you will enjoy life.
Alert the moderator
hey, CTS cool… I know this DC from pune Cognizant.
Recently he was found in supporting managers who are charged in harassing girls in company.
COE people are totally fade up of this guy. And as usual CEO, MD aware but can’t do anything.
Poor chaps!
Alert the moderator
Cognizant… Bakwas company. No ethics, no people value.
Look at its cheapness. Cubicals are crowded. Chairs are pathetic.
Get in pantry. You will find cheap coffee machines with sound Fiss fiss… with milk power and surved in paper cups!
There is no board in washroom or places to raise the cleanliness issue and admin is the worst of all.
Alert the moderator
Guys,
In my experience, Cognizant is very professional in all its matters.
HR is very co-operative and as far as growth is considered - you grow with the company! And since it is one of the fastest growing organizations, there are lot of opportunities.
And yes, I am neither a Brahmin nor a Mallu and my words still remain the same. If you value yourself, this is the right place for you. If you have the passion, Cognizant will give you platform to showcase it.
3-cheers to Cognizant & all its dedicated winners!
Alert the moderator
Mr. Punit,
Not sure how many years you are at Cognizant but just laughed on how much naive you are on this company culture.
Read on the incidences where HR uses language of r-a-p-e to girl, the gang of DC in pune cognizant who runs system with fake HR and corruption cropped in, how can such company be good in ethics?
Cognizant professionlism = cunningness + stupidness.
Only blind person can say if you value yourself this company value you.
I know one of my team mate, she was getting harassed by her manager. So called dedicated winners and great seniors did nothing to save a girl. HR was just like shit speaking language of co-operation and internally helping that crook manager.
More over, tradition in cognizant is people easily help wrong practices than good work.
I am writing this with all true evidences and my own observation. I am neither looser nor got bad experiences on myself but whatever comments I could read on this blog about un-ethicalness of this company are really true & holds good well with buzz of opportunities, fast growth & bla bla..
I think, a tehelka can open your eyes and reveal a truth.
Alert the moderator
Cognizant professionlism = cunningness + stupidness.
This is 100% true.. cognizant sucks all over india not only in pune..
Alert the moderator
Cognizant Recruitment process sucks .Cognizant HR people are doing like this
After HR interview was over.. they said they will call for documents verification by next week. i did not get any calls .so i called them after 1 week. suddenly they are telling i was rejected in the manager round– How is this possible.??? i am shocked to hear this. The same HR said i was selected and i am through with the Technical rounds and manager round and then only she took me the HR round…. This is pathetic..
All mangers and HR’s are Doing scandals like Back door process collecting lakhs of rupees for a single position.. This is True.. this happens especially in cognizant— i have the evidence also…Foreign MNC’s are far better in recruiting process. Good process followed in accenture, EDS, HP, capgemini,IBM- they follow good process..Really cognizant is worst in all areas.. close this company…
Mostly the people from Andhra pradesh are involved in Back door– they give lakhs of rupees for job.. bcoz they get minimum 40 to 50 lakhs as dowry for a software engineer..Kick all the useless Andhra people from softwares…US economy will come up……
Andhra people— even they manipulate degree certificates– a guy who studied only B.com has put fake as B.Tech degree and works in satyam computers HYD..for more than 4 yrs . Now he is at onsight… Andhra people very dangerous..ALL FAKES..
Alert the moderator
Hi All,
Cognizant is not that bad place to start your career. I worked for 2 yrs in HYD Cognizant which includes 1 year bench. Here as a fresher everything depends on luck (abt ur Project, Manager, Hikes).
Let me explain my experience with Cognizant.
WORK :
hahaha GOOD JOKE there is no work at all, i mean challenging and intresting work. I dont know why this people visit top engineering colleges for campus on first slot. For copy paste, JSP ,
Excel work they do really need to come on first slot.
WORK CULTURE :
As per my experience i enjoyed working with Cognizant. very professional…. (plz exclude RMG)
SALARY
This times even hikes are worst(2% gr8 Number),I dont know why this happens only in Cognizant.If you see quarterly results, its earning @ 33%(much better than INFY,TCS,WIPRO) on every quarter.
HR :
This is big Joke in Cognizant mainly with RMG.
I feel other department HR’s are OK.
I am happy to work with Cognizant, have very good experiences.
In prev posts i have seen people saying leave Cognizant if u dont like, many thanks to them.
I left Cognizant :). Now I am very very Happy with 150 % hike, very good work and much better life.So guys what ur thinking …….. If u really want to make the difference ?? U know what to do …..
Wish you all the best
Alert the moderator
“Punit Ganshani” If you happen to be in pune.
Please see the place surrounding CTS building, It is never cleaned by CTS, because it is municipality land.
See the Infosys and wipro , they keep their campus clean and also the surrounding place which belongs to municipality.
If you happen to be in PUNE , check with pune HR and RMG how they fake people of insurance. You also confirm about you. whether CTS pay to insurance company or not.
If you happen to be in PUNE, ask the canteen owner CTS do not pay them and that is the reason they compromise with food.CTS pays the canteen after 2 months, It means serve people free for 2 months and after CTS pays to the canteen owner.CHEAP PEOPLE.
If you happen to be in PUNE, people who stays have to pay for their meal. CHEAP ORGANIZATION CHEAP METALITY.
If you happen to be in PUNE, check what HR recreation activity is provided by them.and then compare with Infosys facility. CTS has provided a single TT table for more than 6 thousand employee. HOPELESS ORGANIZATION.
I have being there for many year in CTS , to be frank top people are cheap and HOPELESS….
Alert the moderator
I believe what Punit has said is to large extent correct.
I’ve been in Cognizant for 4 years in Pune. People who curse organization do not have the maturity or lack complete knowledge of how IT industry works.
Please check the language you use & maintain a decorum in public forums.
Alert the moderator
Those who believe its not a good organization, you may take your decision.
I think a proper decorum should be maintained.
Alert the moderator
Iam sorry “Punit Ganshani”
I take my words Back…
My comment seems to be valid, But about punit was wrong, I got the wrong reference.
Thanks sunil and Matt.
Alert the moderator
i work in PNB and really pity u IT coolies dog life lolz
slaves haha
Alert the moderator
Well, there are lot many discussions already on Pune cognizant.
Just to add, Cognizant is real organization of cheap people and cheap practices.
And about pune, the Head of Pune Cognizant - DC CHOR hai…
Alert the moderator
Mr jcoe, its open secret and everybody knows about it
Alert the moderator
If you google on “ABC BAD COMPANY”,
JUST try to reaplace ABC with any software organization.
“IT do not work for any software company but for COGN… it works great”
Thanks to all for making this happen.
Alert the moderator
Hey CTS looks heaven from outside…
Its just a company which is lucrative for shareholders…
People with lower post are suppressed like in a dictator’s or military rule country…
If these people will get power they will start genocide or kill every one who oppose them…
bad people from every company like TCS , KPIT; who are getting fired from there are joining CTS.
Only HR is good and atleast professional, others are really bad with no ethics.
Alert the moderator
awesome topic and spectacular replies!
guess what… im waiting for sept-dec-mar appraisals(ya they keep extending for almost an yr!) to get promoted…
any suggestions to get it? (of course in return of 2 yrs of dedicated hard work but no onsite)
Alert the moderator
Hi
Its Great to read this…
I thought initially that it was me alone who was suffering at hands of my PL in Cognizant..
I seem to have company..
Life doesnt end or its not all abt getting a promotion..
if u dnt get it and u think u deserve it..
there are companies are lookin for you and will give you the right recognition tht u desreve..
YOUR LIFE IS NOT RESTRICTED TO JUST THIS COMPANY
THINK BEYOND IT
THEIRS A LOT WAITING FOR YOU
Alert the moderator
Its true that Cognizant has got many employees with fake resume in technology and HR. And most of employees, company does not pay insurance - the main reason why HR themselves tries to create flaws in insurance claims submitted by employees.
Alert the moderator
Cool, lot replies posted already…
Cognizant administration is filled with lot of donkey-monkey headed by character like our famous indian political model Laloo prasad yadav!
Reason lot of talented people leaving organization…
Cheap company and even cheap politics.
Alert the moderator
Damn cheap company.
Pune Cognizant, the Head is known to have affairs with lady employee in HR. That lady has got good position based on such things.
Even HR manager is helpless and HR VP Dasbaskar is also a non sense guy.
Alert the moderator
Cogni is full of stupids and psychopaths..
Alert the moderator
I am an outsider … if all you guys say here is true, how come CTS is winning big contracts, earning huge revenues… there must be some work going on, some delivery happening… how does this company succeed? Do the clients know of the reality ?
Alert the moderator
hi Noname,
“how come CTS is winning big contracts” - some people work..which are later left w/o any recognition..bcoz there are people to hog the limelight..the people you see here are the people who have worked hard bcoz of which the company has benefitted..but these guys are not (personal experience as well..i was working for a big client in cognizant..i was a lead..)
“earning huge revenues…” - there are different ways of doing things..
if you have any idea of finance..economics..
Revenue(profit) = earning(from client) - expenditure(on resources,facilities)
you can have huge profit by maximising your earnings or minimizing your expenditure..
hope you got what i meant..
Cost cutting is the term used..
to such an extent that..u just cant imagine..
“there must be some work going on, some delivery happening…”- yes this does happen bcoz ppl relatively new or freshers who join cogni(like me) cost nothign to company…give their everything to company..
and it hurts whn company doesnt give you bck atleast your required due..
“Do the clients know of the reality?” - no the client and the people working are never in direct contact..
there are some people who are in contact with clients..
So being an outsider it looks good..
“ALL that glitters is not gold”
I have taken control of my life and moved on!!
all i have learnt is
“LOVE YOUR JOB AND NOT YOUR COMPANY”
tht is the way it shud b in present time..
Hope you have got your answers..
take care bye..
Alert the moderator
Cheers !! Well done. Excellant explanation.
Thts the reality..
LOVE YOUR JOB AND NOT YOUR COMPANY”
these were the words of N.R Narayanamurty
Alert the moderator
Thanks for the feedback. I do understand the term cost cutting and have been a victim myself.
And I know how it hurts to be at the receiving end, esp if you are starting out in your career.
If I were you I would write to the end clients and let them know… that would hit CTS where it hurts…. this ranting on various websites will not make one bit of a difference. As long as the client does not know, CTS does not care.
You should also write to campus placement people and warn future trainees of the problems…
Thats the only way you can make a difference …else this will just get lost.
Alert the moderator
Asking cognizant hr- Is there any good hike for next year?
Alert the moderator
Cognizant…
What a company and What a super management!!!
When I got selected in this company, they intimated the date of joining aound one year later.
In the first mail from the compnany they gave joining location as Pune and on the very next day I got another mail mentioning the joining location as Chennai.
Then after 3 months I got another mail that date of joining has been preponed. So we had to adjust all these changes. Anyhow we canceled the previous tickets and bought new tickets with many problems.
We joined the compnany on the given day.But again after a week they said that the training center was not ready and will take around 2-3 weeks.
You prepone the date and then tell them that we are not ready. WOW!!!
Then we had to go back to our native or spend the time in Chennai.
At the end we were about to finish our training they extended training program saying that currently they had no projects. Ok no issue. But even after extended training, many of us got BENCH and some were shifted to other technology.
They shifted us in different offices after every 2-3 weeks. This happened thrice.
What a fantastic management in “THE FASTEST GROWING IT SECTOR COMPANY”!!!!
Alert the moderator
Cognizant management is hopeless and confused.
Truth always come out, one or the other way.
There is lot of difference is spike of success & a consistent success with distinct pace.
This company will not survive with such pathetic attitute and worst culture…
Keep watching
Alert the moderator
look people there are many faces to a organization and all those faces together are family some are bad others worse and rest good
, we cant pin point on something the growth is unchallanged and so is the progress , we employ the best of the best across all streams , say management , tech , maintainance every where and why cribb abt something , if u feel its so bad list the things u did to change it , even i am not from here but the thing is i feel they dont understand us and we get a reason to blow these things out of proportions cognizant has never been a bad organization and the truthe stays so kindly get away with rumours,, this is a good organization if not the best ,,,…
Alert the moderator
CTS changed the resume of some employee to meet the requirements of the client and showed them the fake resumes with false experience in some required areas….the company will surely not survive like this
Alert the moderator
For freshers..I recommend not to join cognizant if you are planning to grow in near future… then please avoid this…company.
I joined the company in 2006 and it started from the 14K, then at the time of confirmation they did the flat hike for every one and its about 18K…After that for the past 1 and half year they never revert back. i worked in the project for day and night and still the 2nd bucket .. which every one will get.. watever he is doing.The appraisel is done for the name sake.. and instead of increasing salary from the april ..they are increasing it from the october..they have eaten up our salary for 6 months..When i compare with my frnds who are working in TCS and Infy for the past 1 year they are getting much more than me.
Now my junior has joined in the Infy and TCS last year and they will be getting more than me after october. is’nt it a shame. It just seems that i am wasting my time here.
Frankly speaking ..in terms of employee satisfaction this company is BIGGGGG ZEROOOOO. This company is not chucking out the people but playing with them very effectively. Think of the people who are coming from one corner of india to wrk in chennai and for the past 2 years if you are not even liable to get the 20K… Wat the hell u’ll do here? This company is not at all compatible to the companies like TCS infy Satyam Wipro… What i mean you should be satisfied either by atleast any one of the factors either from the salary or from the place… But for us both the things are worst right now…no salary..no place… we have to think lot ..how to go home… getting flight ticket is out of hand now…and train is total waste of time… I wonder why this company is recruiting people from the northern part.. if they can not open there single branch…. Now its a big struggle to get out from this place… God knows wat will be the Future
Alert the moderator
You bloody shit north indians will always complaint abt Food , Place, Language problem etc… etc… pessimist people. Try to Gain Good knowledge what ever you working now.There are lot of companies in the North too…. all these TCS, satyam wipro ,HCl, INFY have branches in North india..
There are lots of South indians work for the same salary like u in DElhi, kolkatta, Bhuvaneshwar, mumbai, pune, etc..but they never complain like u . South indians are Intelligent, adaptable,adjustable to any Food, Language, Culture, Climate… Thats why u can find Andhra, Tamil nadu , Kerala, people they Succeed where ever they go…. Not only CTS all companies shud stop recruiting these Junk Roti, Aloo partha, Chapathi, Pav bhajji stupid people in the south..
Good for nothing–Get lost.. with this attitude be proud of urself got a job in a good company like Cognizant.. this job is too much for u MR IRON.:)
Alert the moderator
alex pandian
This is not a fight between north indian and south indian
Iron is just placing his problem in front of us..
its difficult to travel from south india to north india in flights..if u have so less salary…
whtever he has told related to cognizant and the salary is true bcoz i am too from 2006 batch too..and i know it..
Alert the moderator
IT employees will be sacked like dogs and will get 2% hikes and will bcome beggars soon
Alert the moderator
Like some smaller software companies, does Cognizant also “cook” resumes of freshers to make them look experienced and then present them to clients…?
I also heard that onsite resources have low salaries…
Alert the moderator
Ya ofcourse they do cook resume with all the possible masalas available on the planet earth….
it happened with my friends who are working with French client….my friends were not happy abt this but they had no other option…
Alert the moderator
Let me put up some facts:
1. Cognizant does not cook up resumes. It has good employee strength with skill-sets to not to do this stupid act.
2. Cognizant is one of the highest payers at Onsite
Do not write, my friend faced this cooking up issue. Mention his Name. If you heard onsite salaries are low - mention the source. Do not publish anything that you can not justify with name.
Alert the moderator
yess, if u tag these fights it will become communal look we all r indians, we wont complain what food we get in america , uk , singapore or any where we cope with it, the issue in hand is nt food its much bigger than this ,if we think unrationally only then we can make a diff, we need to clarify weather we want to see the change or simply be loud abt the change and do nothing !!!!!!!!?????????
kindly think and reply
Alert the moderator
shiva day,
Every one facing this salary hikes now a days, not only freshers but also those expereinced.
Due to US economic crisis.. Now a days Freshers are not Recruited in a huge like those in 2004 to 2005. also the fresher salary and the Hikes were reduced. i work for a Big MNC… 2 years back the default Hike was 12% but now inspite of ur Good performance the top Rating Hikes is reduced to 14% and goes up to 10% and least is 7%
If that guy in the prev post has problem with the salary def he has to quit and Go for better salary… But this is the current trend. Even He will not be given more than 20% hikes in the other company. unless he stays for 2 complete years in one company.
Alert the moderator
Interesting thread.
Once joined and if person stays in Cognizant for over 3+ years. He starts thinking himself as DON or gangster.
Then mothing from written policy can stop this guy behaving stupidly.
Its matter of fact that cognizant higher management is still sleeping. God bless them.
Alert the moderator
R U crazy…..them u d’nt know about Cognizant.
It is 1 of D best…with culture.
Alert the moderator
Cognizant is the worst company to work. It sucks big time and treats its employees like bat guano. People slog their a$$s out and can’t dream of a life outside work..
Alert the moderator
Damn stupid people gathered all together…
Alert the moderator
Getting onsite by putting paper is the new trend here in cognizant… Also regionalism is at its peat…
Alert the moderator
CTS is Chennai Technology Solutions. 80 % popultaion is tamil. IF you are tamil then only you can join this company.
North Indian please keep off from this comapny u’ll get only humilation nothing more than that. (North Indain means non Tamil).
90% people going onsite are from chennai and tamil. I heard a shocking news recently. A north Indian started the practice in 1999, growed to 500+ strong people, practise was doing very well, north Indain become diretor. A tamil from chennai came out of blue, with the help of higher management (big tamil bosses) fired north Indian director. Tamil took over a practise and become SVP, now all the project are moving to chennai. All north Indains have give option to quit or move to chennai if they want to work with CTS.
Alert the moderator
Let me tell you a incidence of this TAMILism in CTS.
Premkumar Balsubramanian is one of the managers working in Chennai PCOE group.
This guy is unmarried until late 30’s bcoz his parents could not find best match for his elder sister.
This psychopathic guy became uncontrollable and started behaving rubbish to the girls working under him. Two girls resigned from CTS to escape this stupid guy & harassment.
Matter escalated to VP & even above. Cognizant just flown a pipe and till today has not taken any strict action against such manager only bcoz he is tamil & has got contacts to his tamil boss.
This is how culture in Cognizant goes.