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"Best corporate culture I've ever experienced"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at nLIGHT full-time
Pros
The culture at nLIGHT is unlike anything I have ever experienced. Each and every person is passionate about the company's products. There are a lot of very intelligent and talented people who will gladly share their knowledge and experiences with you to help you grow and learn.
Cons
I have no cons about this company.
Advice to Management
Thank you for creating an atmosphere that is conducive to working hard and learning.
nLIGHT 2017-11-05 15:17 PST![nLIGHT Logo]()
"Great place to work, for sure"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at nLIGHT full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Smart culture
Good benefits
Decent pay to start
Room to grow
Flexible schedules
Understanding supervisors
No pressure to learn quicklyCons
The initial learning curve is steep but after that it’s very easy
Some other wafer tech companies start their employees wage higher
Long hours
Inside all day
It’s great thoughAdvice to Management
Develop and share a better career ladder for folks to climb
nLIGHT 2018-03-27 21:00 PDT![nLIGHT Logo]()
"Fast growth, somewhat chaotic environment"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at nLIGHT full-time
Pros
Good Products with growing market share
Cons
Lack of good IT systems support in a rapidly growing environmrnt
nLIGHT 2018-03-21 16:57 PDT![nLIGHT Logo]()
"Work here as a last resort."
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Doesn't RecommendNo opinion of CEOI have been working at nLIGHT full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Cool coworkers.
I can't think of anything else pleasant about this place.Cons
Bad management and favoritism.
Terrible communication. You will get angry a lot and won't feel appreciated. If you deal with depression, it will get worse.nLIGHT 2018-03-15 00:20 PDTHelpful (3)
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"Manufacturing Technician"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at nLIGHT full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Very interesting work. A wonderful environment to learn new skills and build your resume.
Cons
Not a place to build a career. Very poor pay for what is expected. Job expectations far exceed job description. Upper management changes too frequently, makes promises it can't keep and unpredictably demands massive overtime.
Massive layoffs every few years.Advice to Management
Pay your best people more. The best people will be loyal if you pay them well. Competent people can find work elsewhere. By definition, the lower-level contributors stick around forever.
nLIGHT 2018-01-05 23:39 PSTHelpful (2)
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"Growing company offering a broad range of experience but with limited growth opportunities"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at nLIGHT full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Knowledgeable and effective contributors on the manufacturing and engineering teams and great company culture. Several areas to gain experience and contribute to the company's fast growth in recent years.
Cons
Career development is limited and management is frequently restructured, often limiting visibility of key contributors and causing high turnover rates. This may be because of constant growth where restructuring is necessary and avenues for growth do not yet exist.
Advice to Management
Understand the experience and skill set of each employee, provide opportunities for growth within the company, and match them accordingly with their peers to improve morale, boost productivity, preserve job satisfaction, and retain key players in the company's success.
nLIGHT 2017-11-02 16:01 PDT![nLIGHT Logo]()
"Good for manager track careers. Not Engineers."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOPros
Great leadership. Lots of hard working competent engineers, marketers, and managers. Not a place for lackluster performance or big egos.
Cons
Lots of managers. It's not a great place for innovative engineers -- nothing technically exciting on the 5 year plan. But probably decent for those working into management roles. Cross-company team integration is a persistent void. Pockets of business units exist within themselves and can go years without interacting or feeling connected with other ones.
Advice to Management
Micro-team success is to be celebrated, but resist letting the in-group/out-group dynamics infect the culture.
nLIGHT 2016-09-27 22:34 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Manufacturing Technician"
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The people are great. There are opportunities for growth and learning.
Cons
The pay could be better. Employees are "spread thin" and asked to perform several different functions.
Advice to Management
Implement more structure and standardization across the entire company. Invest more in IT.
nLIGHT 2016-10-03 12:04 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Look someplace else"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOPros
the actual working people, they know what has to be done.
Cons
no mention of layoff 60+ people in January because of very poor sales
Advice to Management
Why layoff production workers? should of gotten ride of the sales people for not doing there job.
nLIGHT 2016-05-20 13:57 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Cool technology"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at nLIGHT full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
They have cool technology, smart employees and are very flexible with schedules - great for folks with families.
Cons
While the technology is really awesome, the employees are smart and the schedules flexible at times the overall strategic vision and direction of the company is unclear.
Advice to Management
Keep supporting innovation and hiring smart people, and work to clearly communicate company vision and direction.
nLIGHT 2016-02-24 19:24 PST
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