It was an in person interview. I had read the reviews, and found many (unfortunately, the negative ones) to be true. The big points: -This is a small family owned testing lab, employees seem friendly, everyone appears to be hardworking, by it also appears to be very disorganized. -This was supposed to be a 3 part interview, but the people for the second part went home. -They are politically and religiously conservative, they bring in their deacons to talk counsel their employees. -They want "lifers" (people that will work with them for at least 5-7 years) -They claim to be rapidly growing -They state that starting employees will be paid the minimum possible, and then have a series of bonuses depending on performance. -They stated that they are D.E.A.... Implied that if I failed my drug test (gave them any "surprises") I would be facing a judge. However, I felt that if you do not fit the mold (straight, culturally/religiously [non-Catholic Christian], and politically conservative or Republican), then you may not be comfortable working here. Moreover, given that this is a small family owned (wife is owner, husband is COO) company, I didn't see any path for advancement, especially into the leadership. I do not believe this is a bad place or that the leadership are bad people. I wish them well in their expansions, and I hope they find the correct people who would be happy working with them.

This was the worst interview experience I've ever had. I got a call from Courtland who was the most rude individual I have had the displeasure to meet. His opening question was why I could not keep a job (previous employment was 3 months) and my answers did not suffice. He asked several basic chemistry questions that normally I could have answered but I fumbled them because I was caught off guard by the first question. He told me to call my university and ask for my money back. After further discussion on what upper level chemistry courses I took, he insisted that I had a B.A. of Chemistry and not a B.S. I informed him he was wrong and showed evidence that my degree was a B.S. of Chemistry and he proceeded to tell me that the standards for scientists have dropped. He did mention that the job paid in the top 1% for chemists and the bonuses were based on hitting targets and deadlines. After the conversation I did not care how many zeroes were on the paycheck. It wouldn't be enough to deal with people like him. The call left me feeling terrible but I was called several days later and invited to an in person interview. I immediately declined and asked that my application be removed. When asked why I listed Courtland specifically and how I was spoken to. I have never seen so many red flags in just an interview alone.