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4.1
Average Rating
(based on 14 Coherent Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.0
Growth Opportunities
3.6
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.4
Rewards You Receive
4.1
Support You Get
4.0
Way You Work
4.0
Work Setting
4.0
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Coherent Employee

"Great company to work for, however slightly dated management and product development ethos. Also not much room for self improvement/personal development."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Process Development Engineer

"It was a good place to work in"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

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Coherent (17)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is DEFENDER Direct (13)
1.8 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Hampton Forge (8)
3.5 Average of All Companies in this Industry (13,143)
Coherent Employee

"Good company to work for. Going through some growing pains with the recent acquisition of Rofin, but the tools they provide are very good. Good products being produced. Management learning new tools and just getting familiar with the Coherent way of life."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Electrical Engineer
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Coherent Employee

"Coherent is pushing the stock price higher, but never considers the employee's benefit improvement."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Cost Estimator

"Rough start but advanced handily. Opportunity to be in Sales."

What do you like about working at Coherent?

"Progressive: worked with laser and telecom components. Most coworkers were helpful and friendly."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Good place if you have the knack to rebuild character and reputation of mid-sized companies that have faultered."

What don't you like about working at Coherent?

"One particular supervisor was a jerk. Fired me. But, I was hired same day by a great boss. Moved into sales as estimator."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Avoid me too products. Be passionate about your lead in the market. Know that because you are on top someone will eat your lunch. Keep fresh."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Manufacturing Engineering Manager

What do you like about working at Coherent?

"What do you like about working at the company I would like to answer through a phone interview."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this companyI would like to answer through a phone interview."

What don't you like about working at Coherent?

"What don't you like about working at the companyI would like to answer through a phone interview."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"What suggestions do you have for managementI would like to answer through a phone interview."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Production Coordinator

"I was treated well at Coherent, however, too many changes within our division."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 3.5 / 5
Support You Get 4.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 4.5 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Senior Process Development Engineer
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Senior Quality Engineer
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.3 / 5 Work Setting 4.2 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Director of Operations
Person You Work For 4.7 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.1 / 5 Company Culture 4.9 / 5
Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Senior Java Developer
Person You Work For 4.6 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Firmware Engineer

"Excellent work experience; long duration with company and provided a lot of skill building."

Person You Work For 4.7 / 5 People You Work With 4.6 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.6 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.7 / 5
Company Culture 4.6 / 5 Way You Work 4.7 / 5
Principal Architect
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 1.6 / 5
Support You Get 1.2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.2 / 5
Company Culture 1.5 / 5 Way You Work 1.2 / 5
Staff Development Engineer

"A good place to work."

Coherent Reviews FAQs

Is Coherent a good company to work for?

Coherent has an overall rating of 4.1 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 14 Coherent Review Ratings left anonymously by Coherent employees, which is 5% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at Coherent.

Does Coherent pay their employees well?

Coherent employees earn $71,000 annually on average, or $34 per hour, which is 8% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 5 Coherent employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Coherent Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Coherent?

100% of employees would recommend working at Coherent with the overall rating of 4.1 out of 5. Employees also rated Coherent 4.0 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.1 for Rewards You Receive, 3.6 for Growth Opportunities and 4.0 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Coherent?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Coherent is a Financial Business Analyst at $200,000 annually. Browse Coherent Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Coherent?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Coherent is a Laser Assembler at $26,000 annually. Browse Coherent Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Coherent?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Coherent to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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