Pros
Innovative Product Concepts. Good Sales which translate into stable business. Good employee outings multiple times a year. Decent technology available to work with.
Cons
Almost too many to list here. Minorities need not apply. It was certainly very uncomfortable for this one. Every single day that I worked there I felt like an alien, and only a few people even attempted to connect with me, although I was always trying. Hartford is not Milwaukee, and to be a person of color in that environment is very challenging. There is favoritism galore at API. Those who have been there for the long haul are not open to sharing ideas and concepts with newer employees. This creates an atmosphere of "high school peer groups" mentality. Grow old very quickly, and caused me to clam up and keep to myself for fear of being shot down once again. Not enough resources to handle the work load. Lower salaries than the norm in Milwaukee, with the expectation that 50-60 hours a week will be done by all salaried employees. Management was horrible at API. Very often my concerns with my area of responsibility were ignored, and when I would try to handle things on my own I was informed that my way was the wrong way time and time again. Many managers there seem to be only concerned with how they look, which is the opposite of good leadership. Low, rock bottom salaries with the expectation that massive hours put in is the norm. Family life...forget about it.
