Pure H, E, "double hockey stick" - Anonymous employee AspenTech Employee Review

1.0
Dec 20, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There are absolutely no redeeming qualities of this company. Ineffective leadership, lack of strategic vision, and demoralizing culture and history of mistreatment of their employees.

Cons

The only side of the company is down. The entire sixth floor (executive suite) of Burlington HQ is walled off behind a locked door like the Wizards of Oz. The realization, however, is the same as it was for Dorothy - pure incompentence of an executive leadership team. The technology is long in the tooth, in a state of disrepair, and requires an extensive multi-year overhaul. Unfortunately for AspenTech, so is the development organization, in need of an extensive overhaul. The employees are leaving by the droves and the ones that have not left are those that cannot find another job. If you are considering employment at AspenTech, reconsider.

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