Good company, plagued with bad decisions of previous leadership - Anonymous employee AIBioTech Employee Review

4.0
Mar 23, 2016
Anonymous employee
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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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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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2.0
Apr 7, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

*Great non-management coworkers.* There are lots of smart, fun, honest people working at AIBioTech across the board, sadly, they are the only real positive to working here. -The lab people are for the most part brilliant and great peers, lots of motivated young people who all get a long and have a good time. -The account support and billing teams are good to work with and professional and do accurate reliable work. -IT staff is VERY EASY to work with and are a lot better than most I've ever worked with. That said, the tech support guys are very creepy and stereotypical. Just hope your computer never breaks! -HR/Payroll are all great too!

Cons

*Almost everything else.* -Poor pay. -Poor planning. -Uncertain financial future. -Poor compliance. -Sub-standard and expensive medical benefits. -No retirement. -No training. -Terrible vacation. (6 days a year) -Old facilities. -Old equipment. *Management* -By far the worst thing about this place. The entire upper management acts somewhere along the lines of spoiled toddlers and con-men. -Totally disconnected from the staff. -No long term planning or strategy. -Liars. They will call teams together and blatantly lie to everyone about lab/company happenings in attempts to improve morale or keep people from leaving. -Never ending wage freezes, no adherence to their own stated employee promotion/review/appraisal/training practices. -Willingness to engage in murky ethics and compliance areas to make profit, -Profits clear priority over science and quality.

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