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      Applied Optoelectronics

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      Applied Optoelectronics reviews

      2.3

      28% would recommend to a friend

      (109 total reviews)
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      Thompson Lin

      13% approve of CEO

      30% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      2.8

      Work/Life balance

      2.7

      Career opportunities

      2.3

      Culture & values

      2.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.3

      Compensation and benefits

      2.1

      Senior management

      Applied Optoelectronics has an employee rating of 2.3 out of 5 stars, based on 109 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Applied Optoelectronics employee rating is 34% below average for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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      109 reviews
      1.0
      Jun 14, 2026

      Toxic workplace with forced overtime and no benefits

      Wafer process engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      None. I couldn't even think of any lol

      Cons

      Well. That's a lot. First, they force you to work overtime on workday and come to office on weekends without any pays or benefits. They will terminate employees who refuse to work overtime. Second. Benefits are zero. No sick leave. Anyone who suffers from fever has to come to work. Then everyone will be impacted. Third and most stupid thing is that they hire phd and master talents for technician job. You are supposed to oncall at anytime Amd come to site even at midnight. Fourth. Very low salary. They pay the same salary to master and phd. If you propose to resign, they will try to interfere, which violates "at will" rule. And the last, No career growth at all.

      1.0
      Jun 10, 2026

      Please think twice whether you need this job.

      Automation engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Easily to get promoted if you following management’s needs and work over 12hrs per day.

      Cons

      Management has no experience to do the production. Endless work overtime, not clear responsibility, no systematic training, no senior engineers. Many meetings with no goals.

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