Cognex reviews

Good working conditions, decent people, free breakfast before 8:00 am plus $1.50 credit a day in the café. Quarterly fun days off site.

The chairman's policy is that you should be smart and be able to make the right decision, instead of being by-the-book and following rules and directions. "Do what YOU think is right.". Thinking out of the box is somewhat encouraged. Good middle management as well, at least those who I have to work with. The atmosphere is mostly friendly and not too uptight. Rather relaxed in fact. You can strike up a conversation with your boss during lunch on something totally not work-related. Even the CEO can occasionally come down and have a casual talk with the code monkeys. There is little pressure, at least I find working here more relaxed than grad school. Colleagues are usually willing to help. There is diversity in what you get to work on. Software, hardware. You get a main project but you get to do various different things every day. Very good job security. A lot of people work here for over 20, 25, even over 30 years Fun corporate culture. Like, really. If you want to work only 40 hours a week - you will probably be able to do so most of the time. Overtime is occasionally needed, but very rarely are you pushed to work late. And usually management isn't going to ask many questions if you want to take a day off now and then, as long as you get your work done and either put in PTO or compensate by working more on other days. The company is actively growing as of 2015. I expect a lot of positive changes within the next years. At least quantitatively.