They are the definition of Chaos - Engineer Cognex Employee Review

1.0
Sep 13, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fun nice people and a lot of external activities with far too much alcohol.

Cons

Lack of direction. Bigger chaos I have ever seen and it was my 4th company I know all companies keep an eye on the competition but I had never been told to COPY a competitor before, which is a funny contradiction considering they are all time bragging about innovation. Basically whenever they don’t know what to do, like something as trivial as the loudness of a beeping sound or the brightness of light, they copy keyence, I honestly never seen something like this. Limited resources and unrealistic work performance expectations No training at all and poor guidance from managers People are obsess with individual success and having a patent under their name. Basically no team spirit at all and managers are proud of it for some reason. Tree people fired in a month, so watch your back (The chances of not passing the probation period are high)

Explore other reviews about Cognex

5.0
Nov 28, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Top management, nice pay structure. Good incentives

Cons

Too competitive for some people

3.0
Jun 12, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people were the best part.

Cons

Work life balance and micromanagement

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All