Decent Entry Level Job - Manufacturing Specialist nLIGHT Employee Review

4.0
Nov 21, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

- Quick progression from $13.5 to $15 assuming you pass all your reviews during the first year. - Decent health insurance, their regular insurance is about $60 per paycheck and the HSA plan is about $32 per paycheck. If you have the HSA they put in $200 and then do a dollar-to-dollar match for the next $200. - 401K with a 40% match for the first 5%

Cons

- Advancement and wage increase stagnate after the first year. You get another $0.50 after you're second year. - Depending on what you're job it can be difficult to get new skills and learn in other areas because they never make time for you. - Favoritism - A lot of overtime and mandatory overtime on Saturday

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5.0
Jun 15, 2026
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Pros

Really great people who are down to earth and brilliant, and generally just nice to work with with.

Cons

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5.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

great company to work for, friendly environment !

Cons

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