Newport Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Newport full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Great people, culture and work environment.

Cons – Change is the name of the game.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Newport

Pros – Good entry level job. Veterans are usually willing to teach you the ropes. Education reimbursement.

Cons – Lack of opportunity for advancement. Employees stay in their positions for years which leaves no room for people underneath them to move up. Very little communication with upper management except for the annual review. No job security.

Advice to Senior Management – Don't let your employees stagnate in their positions for years on end. This blocks new people from coming onboard and makes it unlikely for fresh ideas to be brought in.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Newport full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Neat technology, good engineering team

Cons – Communication and process needs improvement

Advice to Senior Management – Decide what you are, direction is not always clear

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Newport full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – 401k match is great. The company is smaller so you get to know everyone. Generally good people.

Cons – Upper management is horrible and the is almost no room for advancement. When you do get promoted they limit any pay raise to 5% rather than what the new title should pay. Pay seems below market average for all positions I held.

Advice to Senior Management – Look up employee effectiveness and work on it.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Newport full-time for more than a year

Pros – Stable company, many long term employees. In general treats employees well. Compensation, benefits and other perks are good for industry peers. I recommend working for Newport.

Cons – Communication throughout the organization sometimes lacking. Company culture is very scattered throughout the organization based upon what location you are working at.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Newport full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Friendly co-workers; fast paced projects; good 401k matching; decent pay

Cons – Too frequent layoffs; cyclical work; crazy schedule; no career advancement; company obsessed with corporate acquisitions.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Newport full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Good working environment, Great people

Cons – Very few advancement opportunities, too frequent layoffs, salaries below par

Advice to Senior Management – Focus on promoting your top performers instead of just buying other companies.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Newport

Pros – Very good 401K match, good benefit, the HR people are nice. Nice small quiet town. A lot to learn.

Cons – Very tight schedule. Not a lot of opportunties for career advancement.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Newport

Pros – 401 K matching is good. Wide variety of products, Once you find a connection at another site they tend to be helpful.

Cons – Poor compensation, mediocre health plan for a company of its size. Micromanaged from the CEO down. No clear picture as to the direction the company is going in. ESOP and Option Grants are all but unheard of at any level below director.

Advice to Senior Management – No brand recognition as Newport,, Spectra-Physics div is the rogue elephant, a shell of what it once was. Management needs to leverage the the whole of Newport and act as one company. The reputation in the field is suffering. Time for some changed in the old boy network across all the divisions.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Newport

Pros – Stability, work closely with technology.

Cons – Difficultly in up ward mobility.