Is Corning a good company to work for?

Corning has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 3,021 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 71% of employees would recommend working at Corning to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Corning have been left by employees working as Administrative Assistant , Intern and Controls Engineer .

Does Corning pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Corning employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Corning. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Corning?

71% of Corning employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Corning 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Corning?

Process Engineer (80) , Engineer (61) , Intern (47) , Operador De Produção (45) , Project Manager (34) , Manufacturing Associate (30) , Operador (30) , Manufacturing Technician (28) , Manager (26) , Mechanical Engineer (21) , Process Technician (21) , Technician (21) , Internship (19) , Research Scientist (19) , Controls Engineer (18)

What are the pros of working at Corning according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and tons of overtime" ((in 205 reviews)); "Great for people who like to live in the countryside and prefer to avoid the long city commutes" ((in 180 reviews)); "Good pay on the higher end for what you can make straight out the gate." ((in 174 reviews)); "Great Value System and culture at the Org level" ((in 117 reviews)); "good work life balance if you are lucky and not managing projects or people." ((in 92 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Corning according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management, bunch of creepy people, very bad culcture." ((in 63 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs mean you might be laid off every few years" ((in 35 reviews)); "Too many managers and not many people who actually do the work" ((in 30 reviews)); "Leadership is poor, passive aggressive" ((in 29 reviews)); "poor upper management, especially the research and development" ((in 23 reviews))

What are employees saying about Corning layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Corning layoffs and their outlook for job security at Corning in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Corning locations?

Corning , Painted Post , Hickory , Charlotte , Wilmington , Concord , Durham , Midland , Winston-Salem , Tewksbury , New York , Harrodsburg , Fairport , Newton , Keller , Vineland , Kennebunk , Manassas , Keene , Blacksburg , Rochester , Glendale , Big Flats , Canton , Oneonta , Tarboro , Salt Lake City , Elmira , Raleigh , Goleta

Corning reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(2,001 total reviews)

Wendell P. Weeks

85% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Senior management

Corning has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,001 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Corning 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Feb 19, 2015

Mid Career at Sullivan Park: Emphasize politics

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

At corporate research Sullivan Park, the resources are deep, the opportunities can shape the world. Lots of very smart people and capital to act. Fast pace. Lots of training available.

Cons

It is well known that mid-career hires have the most difficult time. There is an "inner circle" which has vested interest in their roles. Work is often in "silos" while lip service is given to broad cooperation. Many personal meetings must be conducted before any group meeting. Group meetings are a ratification of decisions made behind closed doors.The old culture of caring for people seems to have changed to the typical management by quarterly results.

3.0

Feb 8, 2015

Awesome Product Innovation, Lagging with regards to Diversity

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very successful company, great at innovating to take advantage of emerging markets and inventing new products, technology and applications. This is a company that knows how to weather economic storms and market changes. Tremendous opportunities for white males - Corning grooms its white males for leadership roles with mentoring, global assignments, and social interactions.

Cons

When I was there Corning did a poor job of mentoring and developing people outside of the Corning Valley (Corning NY). In the G&A areas If you were not in the valley you felt like a second class citizen. I think Corning is short sighted and does not take advantage of many talented employees (80% outside of the valley vs 20%in the valley). As to diversity (culture, ideas, gender, citizenship (non-US), and ethnic background) one only has to look at the make-up of corporate leadership in NY (executive, senior managers and dept heads) - the optics are a true reflection in my experience and opinion.

4.0

Feb 5, 2015

Excellent Co-Op opportunity!!!!

Statistical engineer co-op

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing management, work-life balance is good!

Cons

Kinda gets empty in the office with people flying in on office trips to plants and stuff

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