Working at Digital Lightwave in Clearwater, FL: 5 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Clearwater, FL Area

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On average, employees in Clearwater, FL at Digital Lightwave give their company a 2.7 rating out of 5.0 based on 5, whereas overall Average Rating of Digital Lightwave is 4.0 out of 5.0 based on 8 Digital Lightwave Review Ratings. The happiest Digital Lightwave employees in Clearwater, FL are Division Managers submitting an average rating of 4.8 and Mechanical Designers with a rating of 4.4.

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4.0
Average Rating
(based on 5 Digital Lightwave Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.8
Growth Opportunities
3.3
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
4.1
Support You Get
3.8
Way You Work
4.0
Work Setting
4.3
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Working at Digital Lightwave in Clearwater, FL: 5 Employee Reviews

Mechanical Designer

What do you like about working at Digital Lightwave?

"The thrill of the challenges and new technologies. Seeing the product come to life!"

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

"Be prepared to be pulled in many different directions, and plans change on a daily basis."

What don't you like about working at Digital Lightwave?

"Poor and hypocritical upper management, and kept many secrets from employees. Had a history of not paying vendors on a timely manner, resulting in late deliveries of needed parts."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Focus more on completion of the product development cycle, and focus less on the little expenses that they would drill you about."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Division Manager

"Technically challenging and dynamic environment"

What do you like about working at Digital Lightwave?

"High level of new technology and invention. Introducing new products onto the market."

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

"I would absolutely recommend this company to anyone who wants to be on the forefront of embedded development."

What don't you like about working at Digital Lightwave?

"CEO/Executive management didn't have a clear direction and was untruthful to investors."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen and take direction from subordinate experts rather than making technical decisions not based on sound facts."

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

"A very exciting and fulfilling work experience."

Person You Work For 4.1 / 5 People You Work With 3.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.6 / 5
Support You Get 4.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.6 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.3 / 5
Company Culture 4.2 / 5 Way You Work 4.2 / 5
Senior Developer

"Company was great during the telecom boom."

What do you like about working at Digital Lightwave?

"Professional atmosphere and good compensation."

What don't you like about working at Digital Lightwave?

"Down turn in business and lay offs"

Senior Design Engineer

"Back in the Tech Bubble heyday, Digl was demanding and very rewarding."

What do you like about working at Digital Lightwave?

"My hard work paying off to the tune of over $1.5M in a 5 year span. We were developing leading edge Telecom test gear that no one else had. It was very satisfying to be the lead dog. I also ended up with a patent."

What don't you like about working at Digital Lightwave?

"I hated to see the end brought on by the tech bubble burst. Not only from a financial prospective, but from an industry leader perspective."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None, I would not have traded that experience for anything. If I had to do it all over, I would. The crazy hours, the crazy deadlines....looking back it was one hell of a run. It's all changed now, I do consulting work from time to time for them and they are on the cusp of closing the doors forever."

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