nLIGHT reviews

3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(89 total reviews)

Scott Keeney

67% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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).

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89 reviews
1.0
Oct 3, 2023

Uninspired.

Recommend
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Pros

Cutting edge tech and incredibly smart, dedicated, and passionate engineers.

Cons

Uninspiring. Inner circle. "Leadership" from a laptop. Numbers over humans. The next shiny object will definitely save the company. Still unprofitable.

1.0
Jan 24, 2023

1 Star 100%

Recommend
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Pros

Good pay if you're really needing it. Cool work, I liked the atmosphere of building spirals by myself with very little interruptions, it was nice being able to listen to things on my phone while building. MOSTLY nice people, but you really have to dig deep for them

Cons

Clique type of environment, the people closest to management get raises over others who deserve it. Constantly feels like you're in competition with touch times, if you beat certain people in your touch time, they'll resent you forever but act fake to your face. Lots of gossip, microaggression and micromanagement. More than less of employees take 1 hour long 15min breaks, but if you go to the bathroom for too long they may have something to say or may count your bathroom breaks. They constantly add numbers onto your outs towards the end of week creating overtime. When you ask for overtime, don't be surprised if you get told no but see certain people be told yes. Management is the worst and very scared of change, and don't like being questioned about anything. Very little room to grow at this company. CEOs are very very rude.

3.0
Jun 22, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Co-workers are wonderful people. Technology is cool. Potential to be a great company with the talented team of employees is present.

Cons

Mid level & upper management are pretty much clueless of their own short comings. Compensation is lousy. Morale among senior employees is low. More & more demands placed on already overworked/under paid employees. Good people leaving in droves in search of greener pastures.

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