Working at Applied Medical in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA: 17 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Area

"I worked for applied medical for about a year as an in-process inspector. My daughter passed away in 2017. Human resources were very helpful with me dealing with this at first. My wife was having a hard time coping with what happened so I ask my manager for time off. He told me to stop milking it and if I go to human resources, I would get fired. The next day I was terminated for something I didn't do. I reached out to human resources and they didn't believe me. Prior to this happening, I took a loan out through the company to pay for the funeral. After I was fired, they sued me in court."

"Applied is a good company in which to work, as they provide lots of opportunities for experience in numerous disciplines. For a starting engineer, this is valuable. The compensation is lower than market value and they try to convince you that it is because they have a better environment, but this leads to high turnover, which causes those with senior level experience to leave, meaning that ideas are constantly rehashed that were previously attempted."

"I worked at Applied Medical after I decided to change career paths from being a physician. I was put in a role in which the ability to use my clinical knowledge and skills would have allowed the team to advance much faster than they were. The company is fairly young, and never had great organization, so these individuals with applicable skills are often not used and tend to end up feeling defeated and leaving."

"Applied Medical is a new age medical device company, with a forward thinking and nice culture. The culture between departments is that of co-operation and not competition. The company also strongly lives up to it's talk of giving back to the community with both it's internal mentorship programs, but also it's community outreach programs which it provides to various charities and communities in need."

"The company is an engineering and development focused company. The manufacturing department receives the bare minimum to get the job done."

"I've worked for Applied Medical for just about 10 years and I've enjoyed every moment of it while growing professionally and as a person that continues to dream and work towards making a meaningful positive difference to our world. I am thankful for opportunities that empowered me to be who I am, creative and passionate for thinking differently and staying curious."

"I worked at Applied Medical for almost 3 years. It was a solid company and a great start to advance my career."

"Great company to work for."

"I worked here for 5 years."

"Applied Medical hires those which are good fit and management feels comfortable enough to bring them home for dinner. If you're lucky to be hired by Applied Medical and find yourself working in the wrong department Applied Medical will work to find you a more suitable position."

"Applied Medical is a great company. At least it applies to the department that I'm working in. The folks here are knowledgeable. The Software/Testing team seriously lacks the young blood. As an intern, I love my job. The schedule is very flexible and it is quite relaxing. The pay rate is quite low. Gaining access to internet and your own computer can be a pain sometimes."

"I liked working for Applied Medical until I didn't like it anymore."

What do you like about working at Applied Medical?

"I liked my team. My boss was excellent. Both of them. But my second team is what really made me want to stay. They were awesome!"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just know that it is family owned. There is a lot of nepotism it seems. Friends of the family and family members will receive slack. And they never explain why they fire you. They just tap you out. It's scary and creates and unsettling environment."

What don't you like about working at Applied Medical?

"The CEO had no idea what mid level management was doing. Team members DID NOT experience what he discussed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get in touch and start doing employee engagement surveys and FOLLOW UP."

"It was fun. But wasn't a good fit for me."

What do you like about working at Applied Medical?

"Co workers were very fun to hang to hang out with."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Flatter them with smiles, a big heart, good intent and keep reassuring them that the customer is number one. You'll get the job pretty easily."

What don't you like about working at Applied Medical?

"The work was okay but was more on the repetitive side."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest that they focus their workers on the end goal."