PerkyPickle
PerkyPickle
22mo

Trending @Cognizant; Laid off from Cognizant

I have been forced to resign from cognizant. My LWD was on 30th April 2024. The HR forced me to resign saying they will give me 5 months of salary. I am yet to receive the money.

22mo ago
SwirlyDonut
SwirlyDonut

5 months of salary ?Basic or in hand ..what they have told ?

PerkyPickle
PerkyPickle

They have told that I will get in hand salary

SwirlyDonut
SwirlyDonut

Please check with HR because as per my knowledge,they are giving Basic salary only

QuirkyBanana
QuirkyBanana

Do you have any written statements?

PerkyPickle
PerkyPickle

No

QuirkyBanana
QuirkyBanana

Then how can you prove that they told me to give an additional 5 months salary

CosmicWalrus
CosmicWalrus

@SandAndIce
In releving/experience letter , will they include our project billable months only? Or they will take whole project + bench months?

PerkyPickle
PerkyPickle

Only your joining date and LWD will be mentioned.

CosmicWalrus
CosmicWalrus

And what about the designation?
Will it be mentioned as Associate or Tech Lead

CosmicWalrus
CosmicWalrus

Did you go to office from mid march?? And to which location?

Did you attend IPPE while in office?

PerkyPickle
PerkyPickle

No I went from April. What is IPPE ?

CosmicWalrus
CosmicWalrus

In person placement event

ZestyWalrus
ZestyWalrus

Ur on bench for how many days..and ur grade and yoe please

PerkyPickle
PerkyPickle

I was on PDP for 1 month. After that On ADP where ageing starts. In ADP 52 days, after which they sent a Show Cause mail, after which they forced me to resign. I joined cognizant in January 2022. I was at PA level when I resigned.

ZestyNarwhal
ZestyNarwhal

Wait for 15 days then ask HR about it

SillyBiscuit
SillyBiscuit

@SandAndIce when you were on the bench, did they ask you to come to the office or were you doing WFH?

PerkyPickle
PerkyPickle

They asked to report to the office since mid March.

BubblyMochi
BubblyMochi
22mo

When was your DOJ

PerkyPickle
PerkyPickle

Jan 2022

SwirlyCupcake
SwirlyCupcake
22mo

Make sure you follow up with them after 45 days of resignation day

PerkyPickle
PerkyPickle

Okay sure

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