Applied Systems reviews

Thank you for sharing your feedback on your experience with Applied, as it is always valuable to hear the perspective of someone who spent a significant number of years with us. I am pleased to know your view that our senior leadership team is effectively leading the way towards executing against our company’s vision and striving toward a bright future for Applied. I am however disappointed to hear this was not your experience with mid-level managers. Our evolution towards guiding and enabling those with direct reports to be “leaders” vs. “managers” is an initiative we are continually focusing on. We have seen significant progress in this area that I am highly confident will continue going forward. I was also disappointed to see your characterization of Applied’s Total Awards programs- both benefits and compensation. This is an area we know is of high importance to all employees and is one which we both continually monitor and strive to ensure is competitive. With significantly and widely publicized medical cost escalation across the US over the past several years it is true that employee costs have increased. Truth be told, Applied has absorbed by far a greater percentage of these increases as we look to blunt the impact on employees. In addition, and based on significant external benchmarking analysis, I can confirm Applied’s paid time off policies (vacation, holidays, sick time, etc.) are very much competitive. In addition, the company has been delivering increases in compensation very much in line with prevailing practice across the market. Of particular note, I can also confirm that our high performing employees at ALL levels across the company have seen both salary increases and annual bonus payments far beyond average. Finally, we do continually strive to understand why employees occasionally opt to leave via exit surveys (recognizing our annual employee voluntary turnover rate consistently remains well below 10%) and to address opportunities for improvement as they are identified. Once again, my thanks for providing your perspective- and I remain open to directly discussing your insights should you care to reach out to me directly.