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      Cognex

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      Cognex reviews

      3.4

      52% would recommend to a friend

      (478 total reviews)
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      Matt Moschner

      62% approve of CEO

      37% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Cognex has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 478 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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      478 reviews
      2.0
      May 7, 2025

      Too much inside politics

      Sales engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It gives you good exposure to AI work in manufacturing. You built connections in big companies. They don't compromise on money for employee comfort during travels

      Cons

      Too much sales pressure - Yes, Sales pressure is everywhere, but the kind of environment and the type of pressure there will be will depress you. Don't expect Proper learning about the product. There is no personal time or life. Too much travelling and hectic

      2.0
      May 1, 2025

      Good job, Poor Upper Management, Poor company outlook

      Sales engineer
      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

      Good overall

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -engaging work and team -overall decent work

      Cons

      -small company - less growth

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