Game of Thrones but for tech losers - Anonymous employee AspenTech Employee Review

1.0
Aug 17, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent salary. Honestly some of the best, most dedicated colleagues I've known but generally not above manager level. Apologies to the few senior people who are solid. This review does not relate to you three. The company has a lock on its customers and makes a lot of money.

Cons

My fingers would freeze into arthritic claws before I'd run out of Cons to type. Fake reviews. Anything 3 or up is probably fake, which other reviewers have noted. No one likes working there. It's like the office scenes in The Matrix. It was also uncomfortable seeing the creepy infatuation with young female hires by certain senior leaders, although one was let go recently. Finally, one for the engineers - LCD (lowest common denominator) of talent and leadership.

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