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"Corning is geek heaven in a very small town."
Posted 15 years ago in Corning, NY
Senior Program Manager

What do you like about working at Corning?

"The freedom to make decisions and cooperation of other employees to execute on those decisions."

What don't you like about working at Corning?

"Extremely long three hour commute round trip from Londonderry to Keene, NH."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Implement a 9/80 schedule giving employees every other Friday off similar to other Aerospace & Defense companies such as BAE or Raytheon."

IT Business Manager

"Keep It up!"

What do you like about working at Corning?

"Corning is a company that takes pride in their employees and products and and invests in both."

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

"Be ready for a unique culture, feel it out and figure out how you can help, rather than try to overpower it. You'll be glad you did."

What don't you like about working at Corning?

"If you work in Corning NY it is a remote location. It can be a tough adjustment for those who enjoy the city. That said the benefits of the company out-way those inconveniences. Besides small towns have their own special charm."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The brought the company back from a disaster during the telecom downturn. They should be applauded for their efforts."

Front Line Manager

"Busy auto industry supplier."

What do you like about working at Corning?

"Strong heritage."

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

"Work hard, get along with others and the union."

Senior Motion Control Engineer

""Best in Class" for Empowerment of Teams."

What do you like about working at Corning?

"Very team and goal orientated."

What don't you like about working at Corning?

"Market Lay-offs. Poor market analysis."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Invest in solid market research so that the company, it's stakeholder and its shareholders are not blindsided."

System Integration Manager

"Contracts completed well."

What do you like about working at Corning?

"Great company and personnel."

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

"Perm or contracts."

What don't you like about working at Corning?

"Only contracts available and not now."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Temp to perm."

Process Technician

"Always learning new things on the job."

What do you like about working at Corning?

"Always learning new things."

What don't you like about working at Corning?

"12 hour shifts."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more open."

Software Engineer

"Corning is geek heaven in a very small town."

What do you like about working at Corning?

"Fantastic intellectual environment!!!"

What don't you like about working at Corning?

"Not a thing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should give lessons to other management - they are that good."

Senior Associate Engineer

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

"Do your best. I love working there."

Engineering Manager

"Good company."

What do you like about working at Corning?

"Everything."

What don't you like about working at Corning?

"Nothng."

Senior Analyst

What do you like about working at Corning?

"Close to home, good pay, fun work."

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

"Try to interview for a full time employee position and not a contractor position because contractors are not treated like employees."

What don't you like about working at Corning?

"Not having insurance benefits, being a contractor and not an employee."

Senior Project Engineer

"It is what you make of it."

What do you like about working at Corning?

"Opportunity to work in Asia."

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

"A very conservative company."

What don't you like about working at Corning?

"Not a premier manufacturing company. Established culture is hard to break into if you are not entry level."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The organization is top heavy."

Systems Engineer

"It was a good place to start my career."

Senior Systems Engineer

"Corning is 150 years old and they're not going to change the way they do things."

What do you like about working at Corning?

"Lots of freedom to try new ideas."

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

"It's a group interview."

What don't you like about working at Corning?

"Management doesn't respect the workers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire some new blood into management."

Purchasing Manager

"Good company to work for."

What do you like about working at Corning?

"Great employees to work with. HR staff was always helpful. Many activities and always looking for employee input. Senior management was always visiting on the floor and talking to people."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Even though a very large company, keep actively interacting with the employees for surprise floor visits."

Maintenance Technician

"Good pay, bad hours."

What do you like about working at Corning?

"Good pay, great people."

What don't you like about working at Corning?

"Dirty job, working on rotating shift."

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Is Corning a good company to work for?

Corning has an overall rating of 4.0 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 64 Corning Review Ratings left anonymously by Corning employees, which is 3% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 95% of employees would recommend working at Corning.

Does Corning pay their employees well?

Corning employees earn $65,000 annually on average, or $31 per hour, which is 2% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 36 Corning employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Corning Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Corning?

95% of employees would recommend working at Corning with the overall rating of 4.0 out of 5. Employees also rated Corning 4.1 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.0 for Rewards You Receive, 3.7 for Growth Opportunities and 4.1 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Corning?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Corning is a VP of Sales and Business Development at $165,000 annually. Browse Corning Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Corning?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Corning is a Cognizant Engineer at $2,000 annually. Browse Corning Salaries by Job Profile.

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

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