AspenTech reviews

I've been reading the reviews for Aspen on this site for a couple of years but never posted one. Most of them are dead-on but I have to comment about the latest one which gave the company a very favorable review. The person is apparently very new to Aspen and I'd venture to say he hasn't worked at many other companies. "Getting your own space and laptop" should be expected in any company. He also has not got the message as far as working from home. He mentions that it's not 'encouraged" when in fact is is forbidden per official company policy. It takes forever to get anything done because the processes are so cumbersome and antiquated yet there doesn't seem to be any interest in streamlining to make processes efficient and effective. Progress is further delayed due to the need to get approvals from a myriad of people. The fear of retaliation makes people reluctant to make decisions on their own. There seems to be some attempt to change the culture but it clearly is not working. It continues to be an unsatisfactory place to work. People are leaving at record pace and there are constantly new faces in the halls. I would say that a majority of workers fear for their job. I've had friends ask about job openings but my advice is always the same... Don't even think about it. If you are looking for a new job, keep looking. You are lucky to have a website that gives you the insiders' view. Read the reviews. They aren't exaggerated.

The company has a great vision of transitioning into an AI driven company like every other traditional tech company these days... However, the company doesn't have talented management to achieve this goal. The management is filled with playing politics, sucking up sr management, and pointing fingers to employees. This is a problem in most departments with a few exceptions like R&D, PM, and core-tech focused groups. With that being said, the support organization has the worst management of all - they promote the least talented people to managers and there were a few of them who got promoted to manage a different product line from where they were consultants and didn't know a single thing about leadership/technical capabilities of those products. They don't care or know a single thing about the real work done by the consultants on a daily basis and just micro-manage and only pay attention to bureaucratic processes. If anything goes wrong, they will be the first to point fingers at you. The culture is just too toxic for anyone who is seeking professional development and career advancement. The employees talk about these types of issues all the time but no feedback has been implemented