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.

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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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477 reviews

2.0

Apr 22, 2017

Analyst

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive salary, some people are very nice to work with.

Cons

Bad work-life balance and lots of unnecessary works.

Lumentum Operations Response

Thank you for sharing your opinion and experiences here with others. It’s nice to hear that you were happy with your compensation and the people here at Lumentum. Lumentum is constantly looking for ways to address work-life balance in a growing, demanding & thriving global work environment. We have eight Guiding Principles at Lumentum and one is to make Lumentum a great place to work; that includes a healthy work-life balance.

2.0

Feb 14, 2017

Poor Management, Lots of Politics

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent salary and benefits, hardworking co workers

Cons

Long hours and poor management

Lumentum Operations Response

Thank you for sharing your opinion of Lumentum with others. It’s nice to hear that you were happy with your compensation and benefits plans and yes the employees here are very dedicated and hard working. As a company we foster work- life balance and Lumentum is constantly looking for ways to address work life balance in a growing, demanding & thriving global work environment.

5.0

Nov 1, 2016

Good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging, good mid-size company. Great benefits including unlimited vacation - to be worked out with manager. Not too much polotics. great future potential as of today.

Cons

can't think of any. Working on improving procedures

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