Just got an offer at Cognizant, internal facing role. How is it there?

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Should be ok. Million people work for CTS and other similar firms.. don’t discount them just because some smartass coined term witch

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I worked at Cognizant (non-Indian) before going to EY. The culture is different as others have said. I was client facing however and depending on the project it was a decent experience. Internal facing role sounds like it would be nightmare. The organization itself is a mess.

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Same - unless they’re offering you a lot more money it’s gonna be a no from me. I spent 2 years there. Last year in an internal role. Got a 25% bump when I went there but was a great decision to leave.

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Cognizant is to Consulting what KPMG is to Big4.

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Oh boy why?

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dont .... you'll regret it the day you join

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They are the C in WITCH

My guess… Wipro, Infosys, Tata, cog, HCL?

What’s so bad about them?

OP, you will instantly regret it. I was in the TCS consulting practice for a while. It decimated my personal brand, my emotional state and almost my career. And, TCS is the best of the WITCH crew. This was all pre-Covid, btw.

I'm asking you nicely. Please don't do it.

Run!

You know how KPMG is the butt of so many consulting jokes and memes? KPMG would make fun of Cognizant if they even thought about them.

Cognizant is a massive career step backward from KPMG or any B4.

No don't unless you want to ruin your career

What role? Is it lateral move? What is the salary difference?

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