Cognizant: Employees Nightmare 

thanks for bringing this up. lot of times people think they work for a facebook or google project , but they end up doing cleansing. Same thing is true for so many FAANG guys, They end up doing routine task.

I don't understand this

things willl settle down soon. Market is very tough now. and New CEO is addressing this problem

freshers also have to worry because we can put into any domain which may not be ur interest. Thereby wasting a lot of time. almost 9hrs a day which could be used to gain some good experience in which ever domain u like AI,ML,DataScience,etc.

Do you have some personal story to share?

Thanks Samrat for sharing the scary feedback. Every company which follows this practice must face consequences. Its true when employee fear of their job safety , productivity goes out of the window.

Why they feel insecure

@@rishavsaha480 the problem is, when seniors are not safe, juniors get nervous because juniors look for direction from seniors.

@@BingeLearn yes. Right now attrition rate is highest for cts. Seniors are leaving left and right. We juniors are struggling to complete our tasks.

@@anirudh2704 that is a change. Other companies juniors are leaving everywhere.

at your experience, i would like to avoid going for managerial role. Managerial roles are considered easily replaceable. Specially in CTS, if you saw my video I posted yesterday on my new channel "InvestU", It appears attrition is really gone out of control at CTS. What that indicates is, there is negative chit chatter among employees in the company. That affects your mental health.

It's a good package, no tension at all. All worries will be gone. So you should take higher CTC by Cognizant. Let me know if there are good openings for Pharmaceutical professionals as well. 😊

8.2 experience manager role.. Pretty strange... As per my knowledge 9 years is minimum experience they hire for managers

do you want to share more detail. why you felt that?

waiting for too long is never recommended for any company. Very sorry to hear your experience. but lot of companies do this at different times.

hahah.... i can understand. infect i have talked about HR separately. companies need to be sincere

Welcome on Binge Learn Rahul. glad you found my effort useful. Please check this channel and go through lot of discussion like "Job Safety vs Growth" ... With your experience it would be important to know those aspects on time so that you can make a strong foundation. also you are coming from TCS, do watch my coverage of TCS. The cost employee pay for brand TCS and why employee love TCS. give me your feedback please. you have not shared your skills. ?

@@BingeLearn Thanks for the reply.. Skill set.. ETL & Reporting developer.. Having experience in Oracle Business intelligence, SQL and Datawarehouseing..

go for CTS please. please know that ETL and reporting , has evolving fast. Don't forget to upskill . Thats more important than company .

@@BingeLearn thanks for the reply 🙂

@@rahulkumar-jc9fi I have also got offer from CTS,LTI and IBM for role of ODI developer. Which ETL tool you work and what is your experience?

Starting with startup will give you exposure beyond your profile. If the startup grows, you will gain immensely. Sql and power BI to start with is okay... you will see your career in business intelligence domain. It is close to data analytics and data engineering. So you have space to navigate.

in cognizant will they put us into Support role?

Cognizant. However please be mindful of few mistakes and avoid them . I have listed them down in "Biggest Mistakes" video

Wipro

You've not shared your skills and current company sudheer. I am not aware of Solugenix. If you trust the company, you can take that call. else 150% hike is already a good growth. at this stage i can recommend few videos: "Job Safety vs Growth" and also "Why failing at amazon was good"

Hi there, Did you check my capgemini video ? if not , may be you should. I think Capgemini Engineering is a good choice. Is there any difference in the offer among three offers?

So far other companies have not done this at mass.level..let's see.

@@BingeLearn Indian IT which was once a powerhouse got a bad name for 60% poor quality people taken through hiring scam, gradually all companies will clean up the mess

It is for a reason why the Indian IT has a very bad reputation in the world. A lot of poor quality IT projects comming from India. More than time to clean up the market and get rid of those employees.

@@silentwater79 agree cleanup started and now 1 candidate would be enough to handle who have quality

@@silentwater79 My Friend, that's factually incorrect and just an opinion. All Indian IT is growing double digit and even non Indian IT companies(Accenture, Capagemini,...) have largest ofshore centre in India. apparently When you operate at such large scale, Some projects would face quality issues . On the contrary, All IT companies are hiring big time at the moment.

IBM

Company without bond is better company. So CTS for freshers is nice name. Begin with it for 2 years max. later you will require lot of info on taking your career at next level. If you have subscribed, stay tuned for lot more insights.

Cognizant is not good but just ok for fresher. Even i am joining cognizant by genc next as fresher

@@aurkito bro interview Kaisa hua tha

How's working in cognizant? I completed my HR round on 15th Dec for GENC. Everyone is saying that too much work pressure and they lost their mental peace. I am already on training in DXC technologies. What should I do. Should I join CTS or continue with DXC? DXC inhand salary 26k

Go for cognizant. you are a fresher, you need to sharpen your skills that's only possible with realtime experience. Blindly choose cognizant ✌️

Hi Ashish. I am inspired by your confidence and glad to see your ambition and approach. you are a risk taker and out of the box thinker, so don't be afraid. Go ahead and join it. you need this profile to kickstart your journey in Data science world. you don't need a suggestion, to me, you are a rockstar who identified the gaps in the career, covered them and ready to fly high...

@@BingeLearn Thank you so much for such kind words sir:)

@@ashishsharma214 you are welcome. Do share your journey after 6 months in the job. and stay engaged on Binge Learn.

Sure sir...

@@ashishsharma214 hey sir did you joined Cognizant ??

You've not shared your skills and current company. But Oracle is a better choice comparatively.

@@BingeLearn accenture...react js..hike is more than 60%

Oracle for sure

Cognizant payscale is similar to other IT companies... even if they pay higher, people will join and leave quickly if internal environment is stressful

For full stack java developer , i think both are fine. But for work life balance, Societe Generale will score higher as its European and french background means lot of employee friendly policies and easy work conditions. Now soon you will clear an important milestone in your career i.e. 10 years. So maybe good to look at "Job Safety vs Growth" discussion available on the channel.

@@BingeLearn Thank you for quick reply..

@@saranyadhayalan4805 Is there any any other interview (client or manager) after joining any project.

Hello Prakash, I am sure you wouldn't have expected response this sooner. 😀 And thanks for appreciating our effort, if you are impressed , please hit the subscribe and notifications button. Lot more items are lined up for you all. Did you watch video on Mindtree ?..it is there already. Check my channel. CTS is a fine place if you are looking for stability.. growth is your own effort. Keep your horizon 3 year in next company, when you change you will get growth

@@BingeLearn tqsm such a quick response sir. Very glad to u sir. One small confusion sir pls help me out. I'm in very big confusion till now. Now I got some hope with your reply sir. Your answer conveying me for atleast for further 3 to 4 years stabilized journey can consider CTS. Pls give reply if my understanding is correct. You can understand my situation sir. Tqsm

@@kolluruprakash yes CTS has far better projects compared to Mindtree. Also whatever happened, may be it's over for the time being.. new joiners will get benefitted as company is finding difficult to retain employees...they might change these policies.... so go ahead without worry. 3-4 years is good time for CTS.. there shouldn't be any confusion

Glad you found it useful.

As a fresher i noticed people are chasing information like salary, increments, growth, health benifits, holidays of a company, hiring companies etc.... on the contrary i talk of strategic thinking like developing skills, personality, thinking which is a long term goal for every fresher to stay ahead. unfortunately freshers want short term gains... thats why you will see this channel has smaller audience...

@@BingeLearn as a fresher we should know all the details all the pros and cons before joining any company rather not to blindly do like a slave what will be told. That's why we should know all the things about a company before joining. Obviously long term thinking is the first priority but also we should have some time to upgrade ourselves that's why office leaves are needed.

dont join cognizant at any cost

Vinod, Oracle should be best among the options...

Sourav OMG, Did you say only 8 months exp ? What skills and can you share startup name ?

i have no idea of your skills, or exp or current workplace. would you like to share them ?

I think you've spent good three years in TCS so it is time to move. Check my discussion on "the cost employee pay for brand TCS" and "why employee love TCS" Java in Cognizant will keep you in good state. On job safety, I shared a framework "job safety vs growth", good for everyone

both have this high attrition problem. but cognizant is touching all time high now....that handled this issue very badly. you can choose either ....both are almost similar in all aspects....in this case, i would stress upon skills. if you are upskilling regularly, things will be fine.

Even Accenture has done that and slowly lot of companies will do that. As new labor laws are coming in place.in some time. It has more working hoirs

what happened here could be extreme case of mishandling and brutal. Management needed to be more sensitive ...

quite a huge range from 18 to 27 LPA Subhash. What are your skills, current company , total exp ? IF you can also write your own assesment of all offers. ?

Congratulations...which one do you prefer and why Om?

you are in presales ? what do you mean by working for Google ?

Go for higher salary. with your skillset and exp, go for it. you will be safe. I can recommend few videos which will give you a point of view from here on and hope you will start thinking on those lines for your longer term. Job Safety vs Growth. Why failing at amazon was good Job Hoppers

IBM is not a growing. and has seen lot of pressure. despite challenging times I feel CTS is better. Please be mindful, IBM is a big company and only IT services business we are talking about.

@@BingeLearn hmm. Got it.. Thank you 😊

its not apple to apple comparision. Ericsson is not IT services company but a telecom or network company. the difference would be, in IT companies you work on projects but in Ericsson you will be working in teams which work on tools may be OSS/BSS. so you won't have to change projects , or nothing like bench.

I am not sure if this change would mean anything in next 5 years for you. I wouldn't recommend that. Rather I would stress on making full use of 2 years. Money will follow you. Check my channel, I have listed " Biggest Mistakes". Avoid them and you will make a killing soon Mounika.

Dear Nilimesh, Yes definitely CTS is good company... there are some issues but despite that it is still very big company. CTS is atleast 2 times the WIPRO size... So relax and join CTS for sure... Wish you a great career. keep learning.. If this platform adds value and gives you different perspective and ability to think , feel free to join us. We grow together in this journey.

@@BingeLearnThank You So Much for your reply. Felt fresh after getting to know some positive words from such an experienced person of this industry. It means a lot to me. Thank you so much again. You are delivering to the point content for all your viewers. Delivering an exact outflow of what are the options a student must know before campus to corporate transformation of his or her life. Thanks a lot again. Wishing to see more content from you.

definitely.... that is under work. might take some time...but will cover it... So do join us, we will notify you when it is ready...

Dear Baswaraj, As promised, The video on Mindtree is up for you .. i hope you've watched it.

Here on channel itself, i recommended CTS to many. freshers as well as joiners. see new joiners would never know these things so early, only when they become old and know lot of internal details, will find it out.

Good to see you have clear.roadmap. Accenture is a better place for you. However please beware, you won't get to choose projects. So you will have to work on that aspect. I have spoken in detail about "Biggest Mistakes", good to be aware of them

whats your current exp , company, skills ?

More than company it's your skill which needs higher attention. DBA roles are changing with cloud and managed dB concepts. I would be inclined towards infy I'd there is not big difference

Cgi

At what exp are you looking for job safety and also skills? In principle I think CGI is a better place compared to HCL

You are at the right place even if you found Binge Learn late. Programmer trainee is better then operational executive. But be careful please. Watch my coverage "bighest mistakes ." Available on the channel. It's tailor-made for freshers. And please ignore money part for initial period. You will be fully compensated later

@@BingeLearn Thank you so so much sir... It means alot for me sir i am totally confused for this. I am afraid of the attrition rate at cognizant.. And that too i am a degree grad weak in coding..

@@saicharanmiriyala4985 no big deal. I have done a video for non IT guys 👦 and graduates . Please Check my channel. Mistakes video will help you after joining.and other one will give you confidence before or during joining

Can I ask you one thing, what are the future prospects you see for manual testing?

Barclay's is in investment domain. Both life sciences and investment banking are very popular areas. So it's a good place for long term career

Hi ashish, in which technology you work in life sciences domain. I also work in same domain in cts

on CitiusTech I am not fully informed, So it is not appropriate for me to advise on that. PWC has higher brand value for future... Without joining company one can't talk about work in the company.. every company has every type of work....So even not so good companies also have quite good work... So I would rather focus on skills... If you get to work on Digital skills. Wherever you get that, Join it.

@@BingeLearn thank you so much for your guidance

thats true for any process executive role Sudarshan in any company

did you check my video "Joining IT.." you only need coding idea if you want to become coder, there are many profiles for non coders.. Check my another video "Career in IT.."

Please do check my full video on Mindtree, Mphasis We can take your question aftee that...

Hi if u don mind . Can you tell me how much we can negotiate with Mphasis. I am.having 5.5 experience

Yes cognizant is going through a turmoil. At current rate everybody will resign from company. So about 31% employees left cts last quarter. Check my latest video I covered on 29th July. Can you please share, as a business consultant what responsibilities you are expecting at CTS? These titles can be misleading. Did they brief you about role and responsibilities?

@@BingeLearn Thanks for your response. The role is related to business consulting for supply chain and manufacturing domain. It is not related to any technology and more dependent business functions. Came to know that there is a seperate wing within Cognizant known as cognizant business consulting for these kind of roles and they hire only MBAs. Even the designations in this vertical are different from the actual IT vertical. Senior consultant in business consulting group is equivalent to manager in IT wing of CTS

@@paruchuriprasanna389 The way these IT org. are structured, it is very difficult to be sure of that. Business consulting and technology consulting is most abused term in IT services companies. Their is no clear demarcation. just saying business consluting, you shouldn't assume its different. for example, Presales, sales, marketting roles are generally falling in business consulting... and Business consultant act as bridge between technology and prasales teams. i understand you wouldn't have that clarity right now, So here is my view: its a calculated risk, the worst you may get is technology consulting in the name of business consulting again. as attrition is already high, their first priority is to stabilize company... And maybe that's why their global HR head has resigned couple of days ago.

In ideal case yes. But everything is relative. Many companies are worse. So one has to look for best option.

Max one should stay in a company is 2 years when you are starting career. I know your issue and it applies on all it companies...better to switch... you will see salary raise. I did a video on current salary trends couple of days ago if you wish to watch

@@BingeLearn bro no jobs in the market trying every possible way to switch.

@@sushikshitbharat1086 There are jobs all over . when your time comes, nobody can stop it. keep trying.

Harshita, you have not shared your exp, or skills. current company ?

5 years is a big commitment. Go for CTS please. Check many other discussions on the channel, they will develop your personality.

Cognizant elevate is better.howver TCS brand is bigger. I have done two TCS videos, what separates it from all others. Please be mindfull of some mistakes I covered "Biggest Mistakes". No company is interested in employees growth. It's your own effort

Manoj, Dont get confused just before joining day by asking people like me. you are the best judge. So whatever you have decided , it must be based on proper assesment. So trust yourself.

Which product based company are you in and your skills please ?

Capgemini looks better option as cognizant is struggling

Cloud+22%+5 years ,go with cognizant

Experience : 2.5years

at 2.5 year exp I think Accenture despite its higher variable component is better option.

Sushree, Can you please share your current company, skills, exp ?

No my friend... I am hoping you are starting you career as a fresher...so you shouldn't be worried...The company is third largest company behind accenture, TCS... Unless you've personally felt negativity in and around you in the company...you just enjoy your start.... company is still far better than many other companies..... So relax...

Hi Abhishek, this negativity in cognizant is past event. They are still facing the consequences and current demand cycle is so high that whoever didn't find takers, all are getting opportunities now. So that reflects in this huge outgoing rush in the company. as a beginner nothing you need to worry, anyway you are going for higher studies, so whatever you do in next 1-2 years is not going to impact that.

@@BingeLearn thanks sir for your guidance... Now I have a much clearer picture of path ahead...

Thats very difficult question because your whole career depends on which company you choose today... Also it doesn't look good to leave company because you heard something bad about it somewhere.... Every tom dick harry(including me) has opinion about any company. Unless you relate and feel these things in the company, It would be premature to take such decision based someone else's opinion. If you would have reached me before joinig CTS, i would have advised EY. Join us , there are lot of topics on the way... These will help you navigate IT journey in future

Please move from these companies and develop a skill for yourself and do business .. Personal experience

at what exp bracket are you joining Kamakhya ?

Satyam faced scam and that was the reason of downfall. There is no such thing with cognizant. Atleast so far

please watch my video on "Joiinng IT". i have done ranking. to me Infy is best for employees of any age.

Starting with Accenture is best option during to sheer domination they have in this industry. Second would be EY.

Congratulations Pavan...you seem to have hit to jackpot.. :) I have no idea of your skills. So i provide you my general readings. Alert: Long answer (Means I take all of you seriously) Softcrylic in its 20 years existence couldn't scale beyond 200-300 people. Ideally it shoulud have been much bigger name now... so i have no views on that....Just in principal thought. Capagemini is french name and are generally considered very easy people ..But you will have Indianized version of it. So think of it like any other company. but you have no idea which industry, customers you will be working on.... CAPCO is in financial services and also in energy...SO you know most likely you will get one of them.... BFSI is very hot area... major revenue for IT come from BFSI...so in terms of longer career , it looks good Engery is under pressure right now, as traditional energy sources are less likely to be in use few years later with clean engery coming up... However still clean energy also need people...This space is evolving, can't comment ..Little uncertainity On acqusition front: We don't know how this integration will shape up... we might have Wipro management handling CAPCO or we have CAPCO working independently... No matter who controls CAPCO, you will be working in BFSI or Energy.... or you can change them... Only problem is, Wipro increments are poor.... and if CAPCO manged by wipro completely , you will have poor increments too..... you will have to decide what you think is the right mix for you.... things are not black and white...you can not choose either black or white....its a tradoff

@@BingeLearn thank you! Joined to capgemini for 16LPA. Sr. Consultant position

@@pavanp4966 congratulations 👏 .. you've got very good deal...feel free to post questions, reviews, feedback and most importantly insider view now... info can be helpful for many...soon I will share private email for confidential discussions... You've joined capgemini but did you join us :D

@@BingeLearn sure. Share the email. We will connect... Make a video on Capgemini... Thanks!!

Hi pavan can you pls tell the role of senior consultant in Capgemini

in terms of brand appeal, attrition and company policies, Both look same. So you can choose anyone. to keep job safe, the best way is to command your skill and evolve with it quickly. As long you do it, you continue to grow.

Where you joined and review?

CTS is still a better place. I am hoping these challenges will be fixed in some time. attrition is rising in every company.

i would choose Cognizant. don't worry once you've joined, no company takes any action on freshers. before joiining they may delay.

it is internal matter of the company . it is better to check with your manager. he is the best person.

When you are starting your career, it is important to make sure you find your area of interest. anything in your area of interest, will have scope. but if its in the area of interest of company and you are just following it, shouldn't be done in 2021. Do check my "Biggest mistakes" discussion. i have talked about some mistakes fresher make. so if you like testing space, its good.

it depends Naveen. people will have different preferences. to me, TCS is best place to start with. I have done a ranking video "Joining IT...". Also done two videos on TCS if you check my channel. Both present contrasting views. Do check them. Also one video on Mistakes to avoid "Biggest mistakes". if you know all these things and avoid mistakes, no matter where you start, you have a great future.

Service now gained lot of traction in last 4-5 years . So it has potential to stay in for this decade. thats long period. We should watch their evolution regularly to see the future direction

was ? Sunitha, Have you joined already ?

ignore Birlasoft. CTS is way better. you would struggle to find relevant projects in such smaller company like Birlasoft.

Tq binge ..

Cognizant for sure Prerna. no point losing money. anyway you are safe for two reason. 1. Java 2. you are still early in your career. I have covered one video for Job hoppers. Please avoid that trap.. do watch it. And if you have subscribed, i will continue touching on various areas. Hopefully they will be useful in your IT journey.

@@BingeLearn Thank you so much.

Hello Anand, I am glad that you've identified this problem early in your career. its a big problem as you will be stuck .many people take years to know that. Analyst is little misleading. it depends on company . Some analyst code, some do business analysis..its quite vast. Have you thought what you want to do ?

@@BingeLearn sir I would like to do job as a business analyst or data analyst for 1-2 yrs than get a Ms degree in data science/data analytics/ Engineering management

@@amikkal the best way to go about it is do some certification like data analyst. That will be your own effort. Look for opportunities inside the company at the same time. This has to be done quickly else you will be sterio typed . Certification can help you break away from this danger

@@BingeLearn Tqsm sir for the advice it was nice talking to u 💥🙌

@@amikkal you are welcome Anand and wish you lots of luck. I have plan to address this subject in detail soon. And also some discussion on coding vs business analysis.. If you find the topics interesting, you can subscribe to this forum.

I can tell you a general definition of practice. Practice is primarily looking at a domain like finance, manufacturing or energy. They play key role for the growth of company in that area. Practice size can vary from 50 people to 1000 people or more depending on company size. A fast paced area. To say it simply, it's very good place to be in

Both are similar in India. You can choose either.

@@BingeLearn thank you!

hah... yes but we tend to expect too much from companies.

@@BingeLearn no brother we don't have to expect too much just treat them like your atm ..for month end take exp and move ahead .. 🙏 sucking and making foools to young it graduate and to clients

@@Believer17_ i liked your analogy 🤣

@@BingeLearn yes it is happening ..man ....and they are just making fool to these so called IT graduate ..they pic them 20 and to 30 and full blood sucking ....just for some..18000 bucks 🙏

Ideally infra developer is support role. They should rather have called it service now developer. But designations could be misleading at times. Roles and responsibilities can clear that doubt. But it appears it's less development

@@BingeLearn Man, that really breaks my longed desire again of being a developer, the interview was scheduled as a Servicenow Developer Title but yet again that was just for show...., I dont understand what I have to do to switch to development....

Dear, I have done ranking , please watch that. You will get context . "Joining IT" Also lot of discussoins are there, go through my channel please. if you still have questions or doubts, we can talk about it later.

@@BingeLearn sir capgemini sent me joining on 2nd september and got tcs offer letter yesterday and cts also sent offer lettter do i leave capgemini joining and wait for these two

@@ucantfindme7021 do you have any idea when TCS might give joining, if it is 1-2 months, you can wait for TCS. else capagemini is fine. However please remember, the real test begins after training completion. most freshers make mistake there. I will talk about that someday . So if you are a subscriber, watchout for that discussoin and also many discussions are available for your consumption already

Swaroop , i would prefer Cognizant. i have done an updated video few weeks ago. Please do watch it. and will continue tracking company if employee should be alert. if you are subscriber, stay tuned i would also comeup with topics for freshers.

i hope to see CTS coming back to normalcy. however things are only exacerbating. do check my latest coverage available on the channel. and things got bad since Brian took over.

How many companies have you cleared Gopi :) HCL has lot of support projects and also some legacy technology ..along with local indian projects... CGI is global name, so project quality is bit better, and the environment is bit better.

@@BingeLearn tq sir 👍

Shreya, thanks for sharing your experience. Do you want to elaborate on what did you face there? that will be handy for lot of our viewers please.

@@BingeLearn sure, the first thing is that they're so unprofessional specifically the it team i got all the way to Gurgaon to collect my systems no reimbursements available for that expense, got 3 monitors for my work but 2 of them not even working as they forgot the software installation, i raised the ticket reached to my managers but no response not even a single helping hand from tech support they're asking me to get all the bulky desktop and take it along with me to the office incase i wanna continue the job, they were still complaining about my output the frustration took over and i finally resigned.. As an employ it's not my job to assemble the computers or arranging wires and softwares, pathetic company

@@Shreyasingh-bb1gr yep ....I recently resigned too... there is no value for the employees at all and also not much career growth

There is nothing fixed. It will depend on your exp, skills, negotiation. Best person to answer that is HR or recruitment partner

both are similar names and you have no idea what project, or domain you will work on. so better chose money.

@@BingeLearn sir i really want good work life balance.. as from 1.5 yrs onwards m working 12-13 hrs per day... so which one will be better ?

Hi Sai, Congratulations . you have some really nice choices. If I were you, despite covering Cognizant in this video , i would choose GenC Next. its a premium over normal hiring. and i am pretty sure you are great. However one piece of advice, Companies are not concerned of you as there are lakhs of people already there. So you have to take control of your own aspirations . I covered some common mistakes in "Biggest Mistakes" . if you wish to watch.

I think based on the quality of projects, it is better to go with Cognizant.but please be careful. No company is good enough unless you take control of your own career. I covered some aspects in "Biggest Mistakes". Probably helpful in your career