Applied Optoelectronics reviews

Do you want to be underpaid and overworked? If yes, this is the perfect place for you. If not, do yourself a favor and stay far, far away. One year is about as long as anyone will stay here before they run. There have been negligible or NO raises for several years, which means you are actually taking a pay cut every year. Ouch, with inflation as high as it is. There is almost no room for career growth and any promotion you may get will often be the title alone, with no added compensation all while managers brag about flashy cars and buying homes far north of half a million dollars. Turnover for engineers is so high that you will be on a team of people who have almost no idea of what they’re supposed to be doing. You will often be assigned tasks that are outside your area that you don’t know how to do. You will also find yourself being told to do the same thing over and over again, and berated when the end result expectedly does not change. You will frequently be told to work late and on weekends. Do you speak Mandarin? No? Then you can expect to attend meetings where you suddenly can no longer participate because everyone is no longer speaking English. You will be an outcast if you are not Chinese or Taiwanese, and the answer to “are they talking about me?” is yes.

No advancement Few pay raises Poor communications between management