Cognizant Layoffs

massive hiring drive for in view of imminent layoff after next quarter

massive hiring drive for in view of imminent layoff after next quarter. prospects being pressurized to join with in one month or two max

Testing groups being dismantled, expect significant loss of jobs

Testing groups being dismantled, expect significant loss of jobs especially in Pune

Layoffs started?

Heard around 200 D+ are asked to leave Any more info on this? True or false?

middle mgmt layoff process initiated - expect widespread induced resignation

middle mgmt layoff process initiated - expect widespread induced resignation with 6 months pay comp target manager to delivery layers and sales

CTC wants attrition to increase by another 10%. managers instructed to let work env to worsen so that more staff leave voluntarily

CTC wants attrition to increase by another 10% min. Managers have been instructed to let work env to worsen so that more staff leave voluntarily, by imposing more work load, unfair appraisals, scapegoating etc so that there is no need to layoff and... read more

What''s in store in 2019

The attrition rate is very high but so is the intake rate. Net addition of 7500 employees in one quarter should raise some eyebrows. They are hiring left, right and centre. They'll cut around 200 senior level executives anyway. But that might not be... read more

With attrition like this, no need for layoffs

I knew our attrition was high, but this is ridiculous. In the second quarter, Cognizant's attrition was over 22% which the company attributed to internal as well as external factors like increased demand for experienced IT talent... read more

Are layoffs still happening in CTS at US or India offices?

I had read those mass layoff news last year(2017), since then I've not seen any news like that. Though I do not work at CTS, but I've heard things that these guys are resorting to a wicked game now; every week people are shown the door(4-5 employees... read more

recruitment process - large scale corruption thro head hunter agencies

recruitment process - large scale corruption thro head hunter agencies, every role sees money extracted from potential employee, by head hynder and hiring department /vertical business unit head....

Olden days for Cognizant is gone

Olden days for Cognizant is gone, these RDP or Role development plan or Cognizant Career architecture or CCA whatever they call it is a bogus, only created as a switch to ensure that when uncertainty happens in industry they switch on that button and... read more

500 senior managers in layoff target list expect it to grow

500 senior managers in layoff target list expect it to grow, those who moved to talent mgmt and other cozy roles may be shown door any time in next two months

new layoff tactic emerges- lower retirement age already done by tech mahindra

new layoff tactic emerges- lower retirement age already done by tech mahindra, cognizant too may adopt same tactic to get rid off professional with over 25 lakh CTC https://www.thelayoff.com/t/TflJT26

Perspecta Stock Notification

Any positive or negative thoughts on this? Dear MAP Participant, As a result of DXC's upcoming spin-off of its U.S. Public Sector business into a new, publicly traded company named Perspecta, DXC stockholders will receive one share of Perspecta... read more

Confirmed Massive layoff planned at Cognizant. SA and above level are targeted.

Massive layout planned for across geography at CTS. This is part of their cost cutting and restructuring measure. By 2nd quarter, they are targeting to reduce headcount by another 5 percent at least.

Churn burn plan to be implemented - prepare for rotation into mismatched roles

Churn burn plan to be implemented - prepare for rotation into mismatched roles after being forced onto bench and made to wait. New role performance will help justify your layoff, at senior mid senior level

layoff restarted in India offices, top rung first to be targeted, 200 get notice of severance package.

Buy out option

Does buy out option depend upon the decision of the manager. Hr and manager are not ready to give buy out.

Walk the talk-Freezing of Cognizant Accounts

Think about it, these people give us , who are paying taxes honestly ,training on ethics, business integrity and what not..😂😂😂.Had a similar behavior or mistake happened from an employee they would have thrown him out... but would the finance head of... read more

as fresher i find the whole IT services careers in india means slavery

as fresher i find the whole IT services careers in india means slavery, i resigned after being assigned to spooky support project in outdated tech, no timings, understaffed and constant criticism and cant take leave and must work on weekends and no... read more

layoff victims find all new offers going into hold reason is here https://www.thelayoff.com/t/RpxPiEe

layoff victims finding it impossible to get new offers as all opportunities going into hold after two three rounds of interview - reason is here it is due to IT companies are illegally marking you as non performer and sharing info read on -... read more

CTS hitting wall on closing large deals - xpect the worst.

Things have been very quiet lately

Things have been very quiet lately..feels like the calm before a storm. Management are all behind closed doors planning 2018 layoffs for sure.

new hot business - LPO - layoff process outsourcing - cognizant LPO partners quess corp

new hot business - LPO - layoff process outsourcing - cognizant LPO partners Quess corp. news media . hot skills cheating, intimidation, goons are highly in demand..... -drawing up one sided self incriminating documents to force employees to sign... read more

lay off tactics getting worse by day https://www.thelayoff.com/t/QS2vj6i

lay off tactics getting worse by day https://www.thelayoff.com/t/QS2vj6i https://www.thelayoff.com/t/QSU5Zj9

QUESS CARROT FOR COGNIZANT SACKED STAFF GOES AWRY, LABOUR COURT TO INTERVENE

QUESS CARROT FOR COGNIZANT SACKED STAFF GOES AWRY, LABOUR COURT TO INTERVENE Employees given contract for four months only before separation as part of layoff that has hit the IT industry... read more

Cognizant firing.

Massive firing at year end at Cognizant.Mostly on-site folks will be affected.

Crazy layoff

Mass layoff at CTS.very high attrition rate.8+ experience guys are systematically target. There is news surfacing of massive layoff across the location

was moved quess corp a few weeks ago now on bench at quess -facing firing

was moved quess corp a few weeks ago now on bench at quess corp HR at quess corp threatening me to leave or face career issues they dont pay even notice money. beware it is trap - it is the new layoff process.

folks moved to quess copr will be fired in 3 months time by quess corp

folks moved to quess copr will be fired in 3 months time by quess corp as part of package deal an dquess will manage (thro birbes and goondas and political support) the layoff and silence the any protest by employee or fite

Cognizant forcing employees to join Quess Corp or face termination in India

Cognizant HR forcing employees to join their vendor consultacy Quess Corp or threaten to terminate associates,the process started with HR calling Associates from last couple of weeks

recruitment corruption - data in profiles thro direct uploads to career portal deleted(after leaking to consultants)

recruitment corruption - data in profiles thro direct uploads to career portal deleted(after leaking to consultants) Personal data for sale by HR teams - Money for job scheme thriving - HR and external agencies hand on glove bleeding the company and... read more

Layoff started again

HR calling Associates in Chennai,Coimbatore and other locations and forcing Associates to resign/leave,another round of layoff in cognizant started

layoff restarted in Hyderabad - 10 people asked to leave today

Cognizant Layoffs 2018

Things are not improving and we might see job cuts in Teaneck.

Slowdown in 2018, possible layoffs

The whole industry is slowing down, big time. Not sure what's happening and how Cognizant will be affected - the fact is, it's uncertain and it may get worse before it gets better. India is hurting big time, just because we are so big and there are... read more

Salary Increase Oct 2017

Still no update on salary increase. This was already delayed till October yet no update as of 3rd October.

Continuous layoffs of 10 to 50 people per location

Daily layoff of min 10-50 people per location is very much going on. This is not the first place I've seen something like this written, but I am yet to hear anything about it outside rumors. If Cognizant was letting go of this many people, even if it... read more

Not that bleak - Cognizant to hire 75 in Tampa, Florida

Here is one a bit more cheerful - 75 will be hired by Cognizant in Tampa. http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/economicdevelopment/texas-based-cognizant-technology-solutions-adds-75-jobs-to-tampa/2336349

Cognizant Bench Period

How much bench time is tolerated by Cognizant - for example, if I am on the bench more than 4 weeks am I going to be laid off?

Prepare for incoming layoffs at Cognizant

All groups will be impacted process already started, based on lessons learnt from this year and best practices imported from tech maheendra, false evidence being gathered against each targeted person to implicate person as non performer(by hook or... read more

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