Cognex reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(474 total reviews)
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Matt Moschner

65% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Cognex has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 474 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cognex employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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474 reviews
2.0
May 1, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

My team is great, my manager is as transparent as they can be (Usually they also don't know what's going on though) and they are fun to work with. A lot of travel, but you pick your schedule for sales calls so its up to you on how much you're willing to travel.

Cons

Upper level management SUCKS. They are constantly redoing decisions, going back on their word, and just being bad at their jobs. A lot of senior employees leave due to poor decisions and the upper managers don't even seem sorry about it. I've been warned several times to jump ship while I can. GOOD NEWS: Its easy to deal with though! I take every decision they make with a grain of salt. Usually I just ignore their decisions because a month later they change their minds. I just do what my job description says. At the end of the day my managers seem happy with my performance.

3.0
Apr 29, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-engaging work and team -overall decent work

Cons

-small company - less growth

3.0
Apr 29, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

compensation, flexible schedule, independence, benefits,

Cons

pressure, competitive market, inconsistent, stress

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