Cognizant

We are located in S-7, Block B of Rani Residency. It’s an apartment complex in Sembakkam, so it’s not your typical high-rise office building. It’s actually quite nice because it feels more like a community than a workplace. We have some desks set up in the rooms, and we try to keep the noise down so we don't bother the neighbors who are actually living there. Chennai can be incredibly humid, so the AC is usually running full blast all day long. Getting to Sembakkam can be a bit of a pain with the traffic on the main roads, but once you get inside the residency, it’s quite calm. We spend our days staring at monitors and trying to figure out various technical problems. We aren't a huge team here, just a handful of us making sure things are moving along. We usually eat lunch together, and someone always has something to say about the latest cricket match. It’s a very informal environment. We don’t have a big receptionist or a waiting lounge; if you come over, you’ll probably just see us busy at our desks. The 600073 area is a bit away from the main city center, which we actually prefer. It’s just a regular group of people doing their jobs in a quiet corner of a residential block. We don't have any fancy mission statements, just plenty of work to keep us occupied every single day.