Does Lumentum Operations pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lumentum Operations employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lumentum Operations. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lumentum Operations?

45% of Lumentum Operations employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lumentum Operations 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lumentum Operations?

Engineer (33) , Software Engineer (17) , Staff Engineer (17) , Intern (13) , Process Engineer (10) , Process Technician (10) , Project Manager (9) , Senior Engineer (9) , Manager (7) , Optical Engineer (6) , Quality Engineer (6) , Analyst (5) , Hardware Engineer (5) , Mechanical Engineer (5) , Sales (5)

What are the pros of working at Lumentum Operations according to real employee reviews?

"People are nice and hardworking" ((in 49 reviews)); "Company provide very good benefit considering employment in Thailand." ((in 40 reviews)); "It is a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 29 reviews)); "Good work life balance (depends on manager though)" ((in 22 reviews)); "My team was great in helping me get comfortable and confident in the work that I was doing." ((in 20 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lumentum Operations according to real employee reviews?

"poor management with artificial facia" ((in 21 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and hiring freezes" ((in 20 reviews)); "2) Upper management doesn't interested in this site." ((in 12 reviews)); "Work–life balance is poor, and compensation is below market with little to no raises over an extended period." ((in 8 reviews)); "Aggressive leadership and dominating male culture" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lumentum Operations layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Lumentum Operations layoffs and their outlook for job security at Lumentum Operations in 2026.

Lumentum Operations reviews

3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(477 total reviews)

Michael Hurlston

16% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

2.9

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Lumentum Operations has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 477 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lumentum Operations employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

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Reviews by job title

477 reviews

2.0

Mar 8, 2018

Principle Product Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are some experienced people.

Cons

High turn over rate, really bad work - life balance.

Lumentum Operations Response

7y

Thank you for sharing your opinion of Lumentum with others. Lumentum is constantly looking for ways to address work life balance in a growing, demanding & thriving global work environment. One of the benefit that we see more and more companies are implementing which decades ago was unthinkable is a Discretionary Time Off (DTO) program which we believe gives employees more flexibility to manage their time. It is a prime example of a program that enables empowerment where employees and managers are working together to foster work-life balance. Of course, like all other time off programs, the employee and their manager need to work together to ensure that both business needs and personal needs are met.

1.0

Feb 3, 2018

Bullying, racism, no black, pro-Donald Trump enironment

Hw engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

4 weeks off, fancy building,

Cons

No career growth if are colored person. People are depressed and look like computers. No human nature.

Lumentum Operations Response

7y

Lumentum’s commitment to integrity is supported by a diverse, productive work environment that is free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. Lumentum is committed to creating this type of environment because we believe it brings out the full potential within each of us, which in turn contributes directly to our success.

2.0

Jan 21, 2018

Feeling about Lumentum

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The colleagues and coworkers are all very nice. Many year money burning and technology accumulations are very good for employee knowledge and experience improvement.

Cons

The company, especially management , doesn't appreciate employee hard working. If the projects or products are not going well, they just found the scapegoat to blame and layoff them, doesn't care the detail reasons behind.

Lumentum Operations Response

7y

We are glad to hear that you liked your here at Lumentum, and that you were able to gain additional knowledge and experience during your time with us! Our management do make the concerted effort to recognize employees' hard work and contributions. To get a glimpse into our CEO, Alan Lowe, we would like to share an excerpt from a recent communication to employees (4/25/18) that he titled “Making Lumentum a Great Place to Work” and concluded his message with, “I want to thank all of you who strive to make Lumentum a great place to work by your individual efforts to treat others respectfully and allow them to feel welcome to do their very best each and every day. I see and hear about these seemingly simple, but important, acts of good will and professionalism throughout this company and it makes me proud to be member of this team.”

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Jobs at Lumentum Operations

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