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      nLIGHT

      Engaged Employer

      nLIGHT reviews

      3.6

      58% would recommend to a friend

      (89 total reviews)

      Scott Keeney

      67% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      nLIGHT has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 89 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The nLIGHT employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      89 reviews
      1.0
      Mar 25, 2022

      Do Not Recommend

      Manufacturing specialist ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The only pro from them is their spacious break room in their Camas location is top tier. It was the old Sharp back in the 90s. The semi-annual bonus program is okay.

      Cons

      I had a coworker constantly micromanaging me which was the reason why I left. Very low pay. No promises on getting promoted or going up the career path. The 12-hour shifts and getting up at 4 am 3-4 days a week are pretty rough.

      1.0
      Mar 17, 2022

      Run away while you can....

      Field service engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The benefits are okay nothing special. Otherwise there’s nothing really positive about working here.

      Cons

      RUN.... Where do I start? Based off of my experience working here I would say it was miserable, out of all my jobs that I’ve had which is like 8 this would be the worst place I’ve worked at. Unprofessional, and disrespectful. Last minute changes without you knowing, will treat you like a high schooler, literally it seemed like a high school project. The manager was not involved in the team, team lead has a Napoleon complex, talks down to you and treats you like a kid. No training material learn as you go and have to do everything their way otherwise it’s wrong even if there is another way of doing it that’s more effective. No work/life balance.

      2.0
      Mar 4, 2022

      Afraid of Intelligent Women

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      +Most lower level people are friendly +Fun challenges to solve +Semi-Flexible schedule/location (wfh) with certain positions

      Cons

      -Bad pay -more senior and higher-ups downplay and gaslight your abilities -Only way to get promoted is to work on a "High-Visibility" program regardless of what else you do -Refusal to change/update their processes

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