Maplesoft reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(43 total reviews)

Laurent Bernardin

69% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Maplesoft has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 43 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Maplesoft employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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43 reviews
1.0
Jan 23, 2014

This company has no future!

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Pros

The janitor is a good guy.

Cons

The CEO is ineffective, lacks vision and provides no strategic leadership. His management team is comprised of local people who have no other professional experience and lack business acumen. They are detached from the front line employees because they have nothing to offer in terms of providing direction or insights. The organization is dysfunctional and the corporate culture is dominated by an R&D cult living off past glory. Product development has plateaued and stagnated - existing customers are leaving and the competition easily wins new business opportunities. Marketing efforts are uninformed and uninspired, and they have no strategy to sustain the business. Antagonistic attitudes inhibit interdepartmental cooperation, causing widespread frustration and resentment across the organization. Compensation is subpar and employee morale is terrible.

2.0
Sep 20, 2013

New executive team needed

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The research here is interesting and the development team is made up of a very smart, quirky and fun group. I've walked into lots of interesting conversations - some are work related others not.

Cons

Because the company is so small there is little room to progress to new positions, plus the company has sort of stagnated. The executive team is made up of an old boys club who have grown up in the company. As a result the team is extremely insular with little experience outside of Maplesoft. This has been very detrimental to the long term success of the company. Often egos get in the way of good ideas so the company struggles to make any real progress.

2.0
Nov 14, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Great people and very smart. Half the company has Phds in math or CS. Definitely a nerd culture. Lots of great conversations with fellow employees.

Cons

There are 2 distinct groups - 1. Sales, marketing 2. R&D The R&D folks are treated very well with high salaries and respect. The Sales and marketing teamare treated as 2nd class. The CEO is basically non-existent. He shows up to have the executive team stroke his ego and is otherwise non-apparent.The other members of the executive team are folks who have no experience outside of the company, and as a result seem not to know how to grow into a real company. This group needs a shakeup

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