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Applied Optoelectronics

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Applied Optoelectronics reviews

1.9

18% would recommend to a friend

(113 total reviews)
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3% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

Applied Optoelectronics has an employee rating of 1.9 out of 5 stars, based on 113 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a poor working experience there. The Applied Optoelectronics employee rating is 45% below average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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113 reviews
1.0
Mar 3, 2022

Disorganized and going nowhere

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some of your coworkers will be friendly. Shame they won’t stay long.

Cons

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.

2.0
Jan 25, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits. 5 medical plans with a great benefit structure. It's easy to get by here if you just do what you're told. It's a good place to start your professional experience.

Cons

Possibly too many to fit in this box. There is little to no room for advancement unless you speak Chinese. In fact, there is serious discrimination going on here against people who are not Chinese or related to management. The Chinese culture is very overwhelming here. No other culture is allowed to exist or coexist. Cultural or ethnic diversity in a professional role and management is nonexistent. The company and its management does not care about its employees because the CEO does not care about its employees. The CEO and other executive management will NEVER acknowledge your existence. It's so sad to have seen so many people come and go. They don't care about retaining you as an employee. They believe everyone is replaceable, it doesn't matter how many times they have to find replacements. I've warned you. Don't be surprised when you realize it for yourself.

2.0
Jan 1, 2013

not very good position in engineering dpt

Anonymous employee
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Pros

not very busy, not very busy, not very busy, not very busy, not very busy,

Cons

low income (salaries), and bad management,,low income (salaries), and bad management, low income (salaries), and bad management

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