Good products and people with short sighted vision and too much politics - Anonymous employee AspenTech Employee Review

2.0
Oct 23, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

People is passionated about the products Products are fantastic People in the regions is hard working The development of products is thoughtful and seeks to hear customers Global leader in process simulation

Cons

Internal politics control everything Priorities shift all the time Complicated sales process Lacks internal procedures and processes Poor salary reviews Company culture fails to recognize the organization as a global company and behaves as an American company with many offices Decision making process is slow Lacks standardization and guidelines

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Pros

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Cons

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