laboratory assistant

laboratory technician

pathologist

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American Esoteric Laboratories

The pay is unreasonable due to the amount of work they want produced. The shift differential pay is split on 3rd shift you are paid base pay for 4 hours and the shift premium pay for the other 4 hours. Management is terrible and majority of the supervisors are the same except one. The upper management is also terrible I never met or seen any of the people in the upper levels of the company and they are in the same building as us. You are barely trained and any little mistake reflects on your part and not the lack of training. Also they lie and say they will be flexible with your school schedule in the interview until that time arrives and its the complete opposite. This company prefers that they are your main priority and that any other job or type of school is unimportant. Scheduling off days is completely difficult because you can schedule a day(s) months in advance and still not get those days off. If you get sick at work you are required to work 6 hrs before you can go home and you will still get penalized for it and get a half of a point deducted. A old rule of being sick and calling in was that you had to give a 24 hr notification that your gonna be sick (which I never understood that you know when your be sick ahead of time) but they changed it eventually. Although that changed the job assumes you can never get sick and they are very inconsiderate of their employees well being. The entire lab is not like this but the LSS Dept is the worse dept to work in.

P.S. pay raises are very slim most people who worked here for many years said they never get one and when they did it was only 5 cents. Oh yeah the supervisors come to work mad with personal issues and they take it out on the employees.

Overall I had a bad time working for this company and something needs to be done about ASAP!!!

Our company was bought out. AEL promised that they would not lay off any employees, because that is not part of their business model. We all thought, "how nice." What they failed to mention was that the changes they would implement would be so awful that no one would want to continue working there. The LIS is an MS-DOS-type menu system that should have been abandoned with the Commodore 64. It requires so much re-work, and it was so flawed when it was implemented that we started losing clients immediately. They weren't receiving their reports! They took all our incentives and replaced our insurance with Cigna, which carries a $1500 deductible. No more TB skin tests given to employees. No more continuing education offered. I mean, it is totally bare-bones. No coffee service, no water cooler. And as for retirement, yes, there is a match (up to 5%), but their emphasis is so heavy on lower-paid employees, and they are not able to afford to make their own contributions. It's all geared to be as cheap as humanly possible. I truly have never seen an organization so big be so bad. And FYI: they HAVE started laying people off. If your company is about to be bought out by them, get your resume out, pronto.

This is by far one of the worst, unorganized companies I have ever worked for.  The management is terrible and the pay is even worse!  They do not stand behind their employees at all, at least the good ones.  If someone says you did something then it's their word over yours.  They do not care if you are at fault or not.  They will not listen nor take into consideration what you have said.  They have employees who are rude and they know it but they just move them from one site to another.  They are always understaffed because employees call-in on the regular especially on payday!!  They even allow people to remain employed who have given another employee's name as their own name to a patient after being rude to that patient.  They lie to clients about being a "stat" laboratory, but in actuality they have up to four hours to actually perform the test and report the results.  Their starting pay for phlebotomist is about $9.35/hr.  For a single person expect to spend almost $130 per pay period on subpar insurance.  My advice only come for the experience and get the hell out of dodge!!

The best part of my job is the opportunity to constantly learn an grow. I'm exposed to new challenges regularly which helps me to develop both professionally and personally. I enjoy the collaborative environment in my workplace. Working with talented and supportive colleagues not only boosts productivity, but also makes each day enjoyable. The autonomy and trust I receive from my superiors and managers, and co workers are remarkable. It allows me to take ownership of my projects and find innovative solutions to problems. In my job, I get to see the direct results of my efforts I bring to the table, which is incredibly rewarding. Witnessing the positive impact of my work on clients and customers is fulfilling.
I appreciate the work-life balance that my job offers. It allows me to pursue my passions outside of work and maintain a healthy lifestyle. My manager listens to whT I have to say, and any issues are always taken care of. There is a reason most employees have been here on average of 10+ years.

Look, I really tried to like this job. I originally applied for a phlebotomy job, but they said I needed more experience, so they hired me as a specimen processor. It was okay at first, but eventually it got to me. If you don't like sitting all of the time doing mindless computer work, don't bother. It also doesn't help that because the higher ups work during the day and not in the evening/night like you, there's a disconnect there. Stuff doesn't get fixed, problems continue to be unresolved, and it almost seemed like the higher ups would just add things and make things harder just for funsies. You will feel no appreciation here while getting worked to death. It doesn't matter how hard you work or how well you do, they'll treat you like trash. I liked my coworkers and they all felt the same way. It will literally suck the life out of you.

Something just isn't right with this company. You can't good vacation time. The way they calculate their vacation is awful. They will not allow you to take your sick time. You have to be sick sick for more than three days to get your sick time, but will take your pto/vacation time before sick time is allowed, that is not a good thing. They do not have quarterly mandatory meetings, where you can get to meet your fellow coworkers. The turnover rate is ridiculous. Honestly they really need better management and they need to work on the vacation time to accommodate their employees. You may get two to three hours a pay period and that isn't good! The hardest part of working with ael is the pay and vacation time.

Start out the day reviewing labs and charting on patient charts. QC and all maintenance, Then day begins with patients. Collecting, analyzing and resulting specimens. I work alone and do it all from beginning to end. My lab is CLIA and state licensed and everything is clean and in order. I see someone from management about once a month, they go over all paperwork to check for accuracy. There is nothing that I dislike about this job. I love to interact with all sorts of patients. It is a Hematology/Oncology Clinic. The hardest part of the job is losing patients to a devastating disease. I stay positive, friendly and humorous for their sake and they appreciate that.

A typical day at work is getting my tools together to put in my work station and sitting at an computer putting in patient information and specimen types, labeling their specimen, and sending the specimen off to the testing areas thats required.
I have learned how to use the LabGem software and noticing what kind of specimen I have recieved and etc.
Management is trouble in my opinion, their not so understanding when it comes to you and your family.
Co-workers are loveable here and there is nothing hard about the job.
The most enjoyable part of the job is getting to know my co-workers and learning how to work in an laboratory.

What is the best part of working at the company?
This company is located in the Mid west. Their clients normally have great hours and five day assignments.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
You are judged on the clients word and perception of you. If a client doesn't like you ,then you will normally be removed. No phlebotomy support.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Unfortunately, the work environment is always short staffing and no overall communication.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Humping and making the best of a bad or short situation.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Co workers were great ..  Great benefits and the management team would listen to input that could make the job run smoother

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I was a backup courier so my schedule would change often and without much notice 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Good the employees all get along well and not much drama

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Load supplies , verify stops and leave out on the route then upon return unload specimens and go home

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