Spectrolab has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 22 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Spectrolab employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace and defence industry (3.6 stars).
The products are interesting and the technical and manufacturing staff are great people to work with. The benefits were okay.
Cons
The executive staff mostly consists of Tecstar management refugees (Tecstar was a PV company that failed in 2003). These same people have now done to Spectrolab what they did to Tecstar. There is no "mission statement" or direction anymore, just finger-pointing and CYA.
According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Spectrolab employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Spectrolab. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.
37% of Spectrolab employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Spectrolab 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.
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