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?

"Company provide very good benefit considering employment in Thailand." ((in 36 reviews)); "It is a great environment and culture that I looked forward to going to every day." ((in 28 reviews)); "Good pay too." ((in 22 reviews)); "Good salary and benefits with lower work requirements than typical Si valley company" ((in 20 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 22 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and hiring freezes" ((in 20 reviews)); "2) Upper management doesn't interested in this site." ((in 10 reviews)); "Compensation is low for the valley in many departments (below director positions)" ((in 7 reviews)); "long hours, evening calls with overseas manufacturers" ((in 5 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).

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Reviews by job title

477 reviews

1.0

Nov 22, 2017

Good Short-Term Opportunity; Not Long-Term

Summer intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I had the opportunity to intern with Lumentum over the summer. I really enjoyed my project, the other interns, and the very relaxed environment. My manager was very professional and he was always willing to lend a helping hand to me. The entire intern program was run by another intern, so it’s relatively intern-centric.

Cons

There is a HUGE disconnect between the upper management that administers and oversees the intern program. The management team didn’t really want to interact with us. Another example of the disconnect is that there were times when “new college grads” would join us at intern events but the majority of them were PhD students who are in senior positions. In addition, the company is not transparent on their performance review and deciding who to hire. The company only hires interns into direct engineering positions.

Lumentum Operations Response

7y

We are very proud of our intern program here at Lumentum. Thank you for your feedback and taking the time to share your experience as an intern with us. Our intent is for all interns to have a good experience, however, our program has never been directly tied to our regular full time hiring needs.

5.0

Oct 18, 2017

Mechanical Engineer

Senior mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are all nice and good environment

Cons

engineer value is not taken seriously

Lumentum Operations Response

7y

Thank you for sharing your opinion and experiences here with others. It’s nice to hear that you are happy with the people here at Lumentum, and enjoy the work environment. We make significant investment in R&D year over year as we know this is key for Lumentum's continued success.

2.0

Oct 14, 2017

Procurement

Senior supply chain manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart and talented people working in the middle management level. Some interesting technology creates good potential, decent pay and benefits.

Cons

Totally dysfunctional executive management, too many reorganization, never a clear direction. So here is the math...within 1 year, my groups' VP resigned when the new SVP was on board for 3 months. The SVP brought in another SVP, then kick the same person out within 6 months. Then they let go the director the next month...another Sr Director decided to quit on his own after 20+ years in this company. Never a clear communication path, never had a BU all hand meeting , never even the willingness to listen.

Lumentum Operations Response

7y

We are very glad that you are happy with your salary and benefits package, and enjoy working with the people here at Lumentum. As a new company, we continue to grow, and with growth comes changes. Although there has been some supply chain management turnover in the past, the new SVP has built out his team and we are looking forward to their continued success.

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Jobs at Lumentum Operations

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