Coherent Corp. reviews

Accounting for inflation, I currently make approximately 12% less than when I first started here. I have only received one semi-decent raise (which still didn't keep up with inflation for that year). Raises have been largely non-existent for years now during arguably the worst inflation period our country has ever seen. This is directly a result of cost-cutting measures being deployed across the board due to the bidding war over legacy Coherent. The company has been unwilling to provide employees a breakdown of their salary compared to other employees in the same position (as a percentile) since the merger. This is standard practice at many companies during performance reviews to see where you sit within your "band level" to ensure you are being compensated fairly and/or approaching a promotion. Raises alot of red flags. There have also been some cuts to benefits since the merger, including being forced to take vacation days and cuts to sick time.

bureaucracy, relatively low pay, high workload, tight schedules, paperwork