When we finished up I thought he said he wanted me to come in for an interview this week just to see if I would be compatible with the people who are already working there, you know, before he went ahead with hiring me.
Well, I a week went by and I didn't hear anything, so I called my HR (Human Resources) contact at the main office in Boston and inquired. No response. So I called the manager and the HR person this morning and I finally got a response. Manager has decided not to proceed.
Well, thanks for letting me know. (That's sarcasm, just in case you were wondering).
I beginning to wonder if I am in right line of work. Maybe I should write a book complaining about what's wrong with the American business establishment. That sort of thing seems to sell really well in America. Side effect of freedom of speech, maybe? Dictators get tired of hearing it, so they outlaw it. Can't do that here.
Stay tuned for my startling (or would "sweeping" be better?) expose on the pervasive H-1B corruption infecting our nation.
i worked at cognex and it was the worst place I have been in 15 years. It is highly political, mismanged and the sum total of its IP can be found in the basic image processing toolbox. The 'real' engineers are a deceitfull pack of old men tired of working. The founders may be from MIT but few people at cognex have relevant education or experience. Vision apps like face detects in cameras or lane departure systems (though they are common) have been deemed impossible becaus they have tried and failed. I could go on. But just stay away from these animals.
ReplyDeleteps: i bet the prick you spoke to was moed.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear that I dodged that bullet. Doesn't really sound too different from any of the other places I worked in the past, or, with my luck, any place I might work in the future.
ReplyDeleteI had similar experience with Cognex a guy who called me said that he is a manager of a new group that builds custom application etc. I have been working in such group for a while so that i answered all the questions and told him that this is what i would like to do. Never heard back from him.
ReplyDeleteThis is odd. Two comments on this post. Maybe I should write about some of my other interviews.
ReplyDeleteIt also would be nice to learn what is wrong with Mr Moed. I thing i had a phone interview with him. He sounds OK.
ReplyDeleteWho knows? He could be a real nice guy, or he could be a complete sleazeball. No way of telling from a five minute conversation. I expect Cognex is just like most other companies, a mish-mash of political fiefdoms each struggling to make themselves look better than the others. Getting any work done is just a side effect.
ReplyDeleteChris Dow mentioned Mr. Moed in his comment so that i was just curious.
ReplyDeleteIn your case, most probably it was somebody else because you probably were looking for a job in Oregon. This blog is the only place where some info on tech interview with Cognex could be found. Glassdoor has only 2 records both from sales/marketing people.
And to finish the story. I have gotten an on-site 6.5 hrs interview with 2 different groups. Among the others, met Dr. Moed. He did make bad impression though. Actually, I liked him. The interview went well in my opinion. However, I did not get an offer.
ReplyDeleteThis is my story with Cognex.
My mistake. I meant to say: "did not make a bad impression".
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