Good place to tread water waiting for a better offer - Anonymous employee AspenTech Employee Review

2.0
Dec 8, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Peer group is exceptional but some of them get "disappeared". Self directed work. Customers appreciate what you do for them.

Cons

Management doesn't care about people leaving and the resulting loss of intellectual property. Stealth layoffs. CEO checks everyone's expense accounts himself. Management team is the Master of PowerPoints. HR is totally inflexible on company "policies". CEO's team are all yes men because he is so vindictive to those who disagree with him. Management has no understanding of the oil and gas business. Client companies hate Aspen because of its policies but can't go elsewhere (yet).

Explore other reviews about AspenTech

5.0
May 23, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Well run company with smart people.

Cons

At the lower end of salary bands

3.0
May 18, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All