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
5.0
Aug 3, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company invest a lot in their employees and expects them to put in the hard work. Great culture that also knows how to have fun

Cons

Environment changes a lot so you need to be flexible.

2.0
Jul 26, 2023

Trending downwards

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Nice people and culture -Office space is updated and offers nice amenities like a gym and game rooms -PTO is generous

Cons

-Business trending downwards due to questionable decisions from the higher ups -Pay is low, especially for this area and industry…do better -Disorganized at the management levels -Cult feeling with Cognex solute and other lingo -Need more opportunities for growth

2.0
Jan 14, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work with intelligent people and good company culture for the most part. Cafeteria is great in Natick, MA

Cons

Bad Management. Unqualified managers (No Experience In Industry) in leadership roles. Laid off highly experience personnel for unqualified personnel. Changing mgmt ever six months when I was there.

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