Working at Corning in Wilmington, NC: 6 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Wilmington, NC Area

"Great place to work, open for new ideas, was able to travel to different plants."

"okay place; job stability is not there"

"I worked for Corning for the majority of my career. It is truly a world-class company from which I learned and to which I contributed a lot in development engineering, manufacturing, and production. However, for personal reasons, I am looking to relocate to a significantly larger metropolitan area, which is not an option given the location of Corning facilities."

"I worked as a student intern at Corning Incorporated and it gave me great experience!"

What do you like about working at Corning?

"The reasonable hourly income, but not much else, beyond that."

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

"Sure, that's easy, just talk about how well you work in a team environment...how much of a team player you are."

What don't you like about working at Corning?

"The disconnect between their professed Company Values and their actions. Also, the company's yearly greenhouse gas emissions. 3.4 billion pounds of CO2, in 2011. Unacceptable."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Quit your job and work for a company that cares about the environment."

"At the time, I was part of large layoff, they gave an excellent separatation package. I would work for them again because of that package."

What do you like about working at Corning?

"Good relaxed atmosphere everywhere except production management."

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

"Do not make yourself look like a free thinker. At least in Wilmington they wanted engineers who fell into place and did it as it had always been done. Look like a responsible engineer willing to learn their way of doing things. Only a rare few were allowed to think outside the box. Those rare few had been with the company for a very long time."

What don't you like about working at Corning?

"Pay not extremely competitive, but adequate."