When Cognex Wins, Everyone Wins!
In 2014, to celebrate the shipment of its one millionth vision system, Cognex gave away $1 million…$1,000 to each and every Cognex employee around the world. Believe It or Not!
Employees Travel to the Pyramids
Cognoids who reach 15 years of service are rewarded with a trip to one of the Wonders of the World. Long-term Cognoids have visited the Great Wall of China, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and even the Pyramids of Egypt. Believe It or Not!
Hard Work Pays Off
Each year, Cognex gives President's Awards—up to $10,000—to those employees who exceeded the company's extremely high standards. One year, the awards were actually passed out in CASH from an armored car! Believe It or Not!
Work Hard, Play Hard, Get Wet
Every day at lunch, many of our engineers (we call them CogNerds) play Ultimate Frisbee on the field outside Cognex headquarters. These hardy Cognoids run amok in any kind of weather—rain, shine or even snow. Believe It or Not!
World's Tallest Trophy Showcase
Cognex displays its major accomplishments on a four-story high showcase in the lobby of the company's headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts. The Cognex Wall of Fame features signed champagne bottles, framed patents and articles describing Cognex's many successes. Believe It or Not!
Employees Jog Across Atlantic
Cognoids in Aachen, Germany, jog several miles at lunch every day. Each year they amass nearly 4,000 combined miles, more than the distance from Aachen to Cognex headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts. Next year, they plan to swim the Atlantic. Believe It or Not!
Cognex's Name in Lights
Every other month, Cognex rents out a local theater so Cognoids can relax and see a movie together. And the concession stand is free too, so don't eat supper!Believe It or Not!
Newborn Babies Become Instant Shareholders
Each time a Cognoid welcomes a new addition to the family, Cognex sends the new baby—called a Coggler—an adorable stuffed animal and 5 shares of Cognex stock. And, if the father and mother are both Cognoids, then the baby is a Double Coggler, and gets 10 shares! This is part of Cognex's unique culture and its family-friendly policies. Believe It or Not!
Better to Give Than Receive
Cognex rewards each 30-year employee by opening a $25,000 charitable giving account in the employee's name, out of which he or she can make donations to the charities of his or her choice. Philanthropists R Us.Believe It or Not!
