Pros
-Stock performance has been great -Pay at higher levels is competitive
Cons
-It's tough to find the words for how much animosity exists within the 4 walls of Aspen. With rare exception, executive management has total mistrust of rank and file employees -Temper tantrums by key members of the executive team are common and accepted -The easiest way to get the ear of the executives is to tell them how badly someone you interact with is doing their jobs. There is an ongoing witch hunt to find employees to target for termination -While the stock performs extremely well, participation in Options/RFU's is very limited beyond VP level -Once legal or finance gets hold of a contract proposal, count on a very angry customer as the "review" process takes weeks, or even months to complete -Internal employees seeking advancement often find that a position is, in fact, available, but the pay increase is significantly below what an outside candidate will be offered -Most executives have zero software industry expertience outside of Aspen. -Suggestions for improvement of processes, products, marketing, etc are taken as attacks on the wisdom of the executive team.