Work here if you like frustration and stagnancy - Executive AspenTech Employee Review

1.0
Aug 19, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Core products are good. Acquisitions are unprofitable and bought on the cheap. The core technology and solutions are for the most part stable and valuable. There are some very smart and hardworking people here, who cannot make a decision because they are not allowed

Cons

Soooo many issues... Note almost all positive reviews are short and not informative. HR asks employees to write them. Top down leadership stifles innovation and growth The process to implement any change will be studied, slowed, and if implemented " watered down" No interest in feedback, data, or ideas if they don't match 1950's management style Customers are treated poorly in negotiations and contracts No work from home...why? Lack of trust with employees, management and customers It makes me sad a company like AspenTech exists in the tech world

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5.0
May 23, 2026
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Pros

Well run company with smart people.

Cons

At the lower end of salary bands

3.0
May 18, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good products with large customer base. Product development is innovative and willing to work directly with customers. Base pay for sales reps is improving after the acquisition by Emerson Electric. The Emerson Electric acquisition is received positively by the customers. Internal training is good and readily available. Collaboration between the various departments is excellent.

Cons

New management is focused on running the sales organization by spreadsheet metrics vs. obtaining and improving customer relationships. Product pricing and sales approval processes are very complex. Customers are seen as captives and when they request reasonable changes to their contract, they are often denied if there is not significant revenue growth (results in bad relationships). Sales management is spending more time in internal meetings than with customers and their reps.

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