Bentley Systems reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(1,429 total reviews)
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Nicholas Cumins

88% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Bentley Systems has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,429 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bentley Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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1K reviews
1.0
Mar 12, 2021

As I leave, I think you should know:

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I've made some amazing friends here.

Cons

HR feels useless. It feels like employees are afraid of speaking to the HR dept. It feels like Bentley would rather let their best employees (below the managerial level quit), rather than recognize them with an appropriate / competitive salary. It feels like Bentley would rather keep incompetent employees than fire them, because they cannot be bothered to interview, or properly vet new hires who can handle the requisite workload. It feels like hard-working employees are exploited and have to make up for those who are incapable of completing their own duties (this includes managers). Lack of accountability in certain departments is astounding. It seems like raises / promotions don't exist in fair proportion. (Read: It feels like VP's just promote each other, and managers create new upper management roles for each other without providing any career path for those under them.) It also seems like managers get moved from dept. to dept. instead of open positions being announced by HR, which means other employees are not fairly given a chance to apply for the role.

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Bentley Systems Response
5y
Feedback is always encouraged, welcomed, and appreciated even if it sometimes does not make for pleasant reading. We take your comments seriously and HR will discuss internally the points you have raised. We are striving for each and every colleague to have a positive experience at Bentley and we wish you every success in your future endeavors.
2.0
Jul 11, 2017
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Pros

Flexible work environment. Knowledgeable and friendly coworkers.

Cons

Low pay. Often times no raise. Claims of bonus but to get bonus, need to meet goals, which does not happen often. Terrible communication.

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Bentley Systems Response
8y
Thank you for your feedback. We are happy to hear that you enjoy our work environment and the colleagues working at Bentley. We currently have a variable pay plan that is meant to motivate our colleagues to collaborate and achieve their individual and team goals. This means colleagues have the ability to achieve more than 100% of their target when they overachieve. There is no cap to the amount that can be earned for overachievement, so colleagues who are motivated and high-performing are rewarded substantially for going above and beyond. As a proportion of a colleagues total cash, variable pay differs based on job function and level. New colleagues are automatically hired into the correct level of variable pay for their role, and future increases are distributed to both base and variable pay. To learn more about compensation at Bentley, please go to https://www.bentley.com/en/about-us/careers/discover-bentley/offers/programs/overview/total-rewards
3.0
May 16, 2017

Sales

Recommend
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Pros

family-oriented, great work life balance, quality software

Cons

lack of cohesive direction from executive leadership down thru management leads to a lot of confusion on what each group is supposed to do

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Bentley Systems Response
9y
Thank you for taking the time for provide feedback. We are glad you are enjoying the environment at Bentley. We are continuing to work on alignment, accountability, empowerment, and communication and our executive team is committed to making further advancements in these areas.
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