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
5.0
Jan 23, 2015

Cool technology and company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with. Fast paced and growing. Ability to make a difference. Leading technology.

Cons

Not a public company, but hopefully soon.

1.0
Mar 16, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The HEL Technology - cool tech. Basic benefits.

Cons

Poor management - engineers do not necessarily make good business managers. There is a reason that they lost revenue in 2023. No growth potential - pigeon-holed in position. Management lacks maturity. No process development. Do not expect from management or HR employee corrective action or performance improvement plans - they will just release you. No real security behavior - task verses behavior. Company risks overall employee safety. IT department lacks skills - very immature.

2.0
May 4, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

n LIGHT has a lot of smart people, had the potential for interesting work.

Cons

I started thinking I could maybe retire from nLIGHT. Quickly learned that all the managers are engineers with poor management experience. They hired me because of outside/ different experience. I was lauded for a few unique contributions/ way of developing…. Only to be reprimanded for not doing the things the way they do.. There is no broad picture, just focused on the monitors, to their determinant.

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