Terrible Place to Work - Avoid! - Manager AspenTech Employee Review

1.0
Aug 14, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice colleagues and decent benefits, the bathrooms are clean and the location is easy to get to. It is near the highway.

Cons

I wish there was a non-star rating, it bothers me that I have to select even one star. No room for advancement here. You need to be in the inner circle to be noticed. Employees are generally used, abused and then thrown away. It says a lot that most people leave after 1-2 years. They can't stand it. Contributions that you make as an individual aren't noticed because the managers usually take credit for them. If your only choice is to live in your car or work at AspenTech, then of course, take the job, but give it a lot of thought. (The car might be the more attractive option.)

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