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4.3
Average Rating
(based on 9 Finisar Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.1
Growth Opportunities
4.1
People You Work With
4.7
Person You Work For
4.7
Rewards You Receive
4.2
Support You Get
4.3
Way You Work
4.5
Work Setting
4.1
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Finisar Employee

"Good company to work for."

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

"Great company, very technical, very cooperative culture."

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 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.3
Finisar (15)

4.4 Highest Rated in this Industry is The Related Group (7)
2.9 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Vanir Construction Management (7)
3.7 Average of All Companies in this Industry (1,339)
Finisar Employee

"It is a very good company"

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 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Data Science Intern

"nice company. really great experience I gained."

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
Account Manager

"Benefits good. Stock bonus always a tax mess."

What do you like about working at Finisar?

"Honeywell culture carried on into Finisar. Much like the old TI."

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

"90% of the people there have PHDs and are some of the top minds on the planet. They are very intelligent!"

What don't you like about working at Finisar?

"Sometimes their problem-solving efforts lead to a red herring."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They should slow down and look at the facts before they jump in knee deep."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Design Engineer
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Oracle Application Consultant
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4.3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
HR Manager

What do you like about working at Finisar?

"My boss gives me the opportunity to try new projects. I like my co-workers, I like ths scope of my responsibilties. Senior management is very involved with day to day. As long as you are doing a good job you get recognized."

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

"Make sure you don't misrepresnt yourself on resume. The questions are very technical. It is a long day where candiates meet all level of staff from hiring mgr, to peers to Sr. level mgmt. When possible even GM. Once hired there is a real sense of team."

What don't you like about working at Finisar?

"The building is ugly, and there isn't enough time off for experienced new hires leaving tenured jobs"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Either increase PTO or move to a Vacation and sick time policy or allow employees to purchase additional time."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Process Technician
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 4.7 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Mechanical Designer

"This company is a sham and a shame."

What do you like about working at Finisar?

"The people from around the world that came to work there was exciting and diverse."

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

"Get in, get and much experience and the get out."

What don't you like about working at Finisar?

"Engineering processes were sloppy, bordering on reckless. Clicks and cronyism within engineering groups led to massive incompetence."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Know how to do the job of the people you are managing and insist that the one you're managing know how to do the job of those they manage."

Software Developer

"It was a magical plaCE until the tech bubble burst!"

What do you like about working at Finisar?

"I played with toys! It was REAL programming! I had 6 fulltime jobs!"

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

"know your stuff! They do!"

What don't you like about working at Finisar?

"Getting laid off"

Principal Process Engineer

"The people were for the most part great to work with."

Corporate Marketing Communications Manager

"I use Finisar as standard by which I hold all opportunities."

Application Engineer

"It's not bad"

What do you like about working at Finisar?

"Not much stress."

What don't you like about working at Finisar?

"small office space"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They have sold the company now so it wouldn't matter."

SharePoint Developer

What do you like about working at Finisar?

"Good Team Work"

Finisar Reviews FAQs

Is Finisar a good company to work for?

Finisar has an overall rating of 4.3 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 9 Finisar Review Ratings left anonymously by Finisar employees, which is 10% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at Finisar.

Does Finisar pay their employees well?

Finisar employees earn $80,000 annually on average, or $38 per hour, which is 21% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 4 Finisar employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Finisar Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Finisar?

100% of employees would recommend working at Finisar with the overall rating of 4.3 out of 5. Employees also rated Finisar 4.1 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.2 for Rewards You Receive, 4.1 for Growth Opportunities and 4.3 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Finisar?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Finisar is a VP of Marketing at $251,000 annually. Browse Finisar Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Finisar?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Finisar is a Process Technician at $25,000 annually. Browse Finisar Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Finisar?

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

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