Dark Daily - Anonymous employee AIBioTech Employee Review

1.0
Mar 24, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The Pre-2013 management era of the company was great and one to be proud of. The founders, who have since moved on, left a lasting foundation of core scientific methodologies that continues to carry AIBiotech today. While compensation is good - its only used to buy loyalty and promote unqualified individuals to positions they know they could never find or have anywhere else given their work experience and education.

Cons

If you can look past the toxic corporate culture, heartless executive leadership who flat out lies to employees – this is still a horrible company to be associated with. Currently it’s operating as a shell of its former self. All of the scientist with experience in actual “Biotech” research and molecular diagnostics have left the company or have been forced out by the current Owner/Operator/CEO - who has no experience in the actual core business of a real biotech company - nor any true understanding of what it takes to actually run one. Given the decision making that goes on at the ownership level there is clearly more interest in using AIBiotech’s scientific capabilities to create more alcohol infused - ice-cream over actually doing real science. Over the last few years the owner/operator/CEO has been dismantling the company by funneling AIBioTech assets and profits into other failing business ventures to include: an IT company, pill dispensing company, an alcohol infused - ice-cream company, and several shadow pathology labs - Platinum Pathology (equipped with AIBiotech equipment and originally registered with a state corporation filing listing the owners address as 601 Biotech Drive), and now Granger Diagnostics also operating out of the same 601 Biotech Drive address. All signs AIBioTech as a company is well on its way to be transformed into an outdated low level pathology lab by a washed up pathologist. With that said - worst of all the Owner/Operator/CEO does not care about his employees or their families!

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5.0
Dec 18, 2013
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Pros

American International Biotechnology takes care of their employees! I can come and go as I please, as long as I can fit in my 40 hours a week. No working overtime or on the weekends. My salary is fair. I never feel rushed or stressed out. And there is so much technology and science here! Everything from NGS sequencing (Illumina, Ion Torrent, 454, Sanger), to STR analysis, peptide sythesis. It's really a unique place in that there are so many different fields under one roof. I'm not micromanaged and free to think and develop, design, and implement. The company is a good size. We are big enough to pursue big/new projects, but not so big that employees get lost and forgotten. I think right now we are around 150. I have learned a lot here and there is so much more to learn. I haven't gotten bored yet.

Cons

The salary is fair, but below a little below average. I take it as an exchange for a good working environment.

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4.0
Mar 23, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I have been an employee at this company for over four years. I love my job, I love the science we perform, and the love the co-workers that I have. This company has state of the art equipment and participates in a wide variety of projects. Every day is different. Are there challenges? YES. AIBiotech was created from the remnants of a previous company that had teetering on collapse for years. The company has experienced some very tough times for several reasons. 1) Previous ownership were left in place and purchased equipment without regard to need or cost. 2) Projects were bid out below cost in an attempt to secure future business. 3) Clinical reimbursements for the lab industry have dropped in recent years. Despite this, AIBiotech has continued to remain in business and keep people employed. Recent years the number of staff positions have reduced. This is not a unique problem for this company. CBI tried to be all things for all companies and it did not work. Business decisions had to be made to decide which groups were generating income, bottom line. The challenge here is most of the employees seem to be unaware that private companies need to make money. This is not a federally funded research institution. We have lost some great scientists and it is unfortunate.

Cons

The company is not without issue. I feel that most employees are under paid for their positions. Insurance benefits are expensive (not uncommon in business today). Employees are working harder than ever due to personnel cuts. Despite the challenges, I still have enjoyed my time here.

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