Applied Optoelectronics reviews

The company does not have the most flexible work structure. You must adhere to a rigid work schedule. It does have certain office politics and promotions or development does require one to build relationship, but as this is pretty much the norm at any larger corporation. Certain positions may be filled with staffs who may not be the most qualified from a technical standpoint. Company tend to reward employees for their loyalty and seniority rather than strictly on performance.

It is a slave factory, only poor Asians who need a visa support will stay. It’s very lucky for me to finally find another job and be able to leave here. During the past quarter, 3 out of 4 new employees chose to quit, only one stayed for visa problem. Other engineers were trying to find a new job secretly. From the first day I worked here I suffered, I worked from 9 am to 11 pm, the manager assigned a lot of tasks everyday and checked them out suddenly, when he found anyone of these many tasks hasn’t been completed, he will criticize and abuse you fiercely. So engineers had started to learn and delayed every projects and they don’t care for the abuse anymore. The manager parachuted in from Shanghai wants everyone to do overtime, only Americans can say no. Asian engineers in the production department have to work 12-16 hours/day and they are forced to work full day long on Saturdays and sometimes on Sundays. Considering the low wages the company pays for an engineer, the hourly wage is much lower than the technicians’.(less than $13/h). Not to mention the manager just have the credit and took no responsibility for any decisions, he himself wants engineers to make final decisions, if bad things happen, he takes no responsibility at all. What’s worse, the HR leaks the bad reviews to the manager. Everyday is a torture here. God bless my poor colleagues find better jobs.