Working at American Peptide in Vista, CA: 1 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Vista, CA Area

"I have left the company less than half year. APC has two sites. One in Vista, CA. Another one is in Sunnyvale, CA. I spent more than 7 years in the company; and I am only revealing the facts without any personal opinion. 1. I only had a 2% raise in the last 8 years. If I stay there this year, it would be unchanged (I was already informed before departure). 2. When management tells you something, there is almost a catch for every single thing he/she said. Therefore, I learnt to write a work log for my everyday activity; and I learnt to get a written confirmation for everything, especially documents I signed but will not be returned to me afterwards. 3. One additional thing about 2. I now think of every possible next move the person I encountered may possibly take. 4. There is a group where you'll find more than 75% of people come from the same nation. I don't want to say it's a silo. You find out. 5. When I left the company, I signed several documents. One of them is "Fair Wage". If it's fair, why ask the departed to sign? 6. Every management books I read said "if your employees cannot perform up to your standard, let him/her go early in an honest, candid manner." Instead, I had to give my resignation. 7. Since the end of recession (2009), my productivity increased between 10-25% every year. And I only get 2% raise during my 8 years there. 8. I refused to sign my job description last year (basically, very few companies ask in-job employees to do that), for it did not match what I did. The VP gave me a warning for that. However, no subsequent action was taken when I said "you don't have to wait for 3 warnings to let me go", and still refused to sign. I did not sign the warning he issued also. 9. My current job title is lower than what I had in APC. But my pay is 25% more!! 10. APC is the only peptide company I worked. Work / life balance - you have to know your value, and be able to fight for it!"