Allen Systems Group Reviews

I have been working at Allen Systems Group full-time

Pros – Good products a lot of potential.

Cons – Not a very open environment. Lack of direction. No brand awareness in the market.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Allen Systems Group as a contractor for more than a year

Pros – if you have the "right" existing cutomers, it is a cash cow. some reaaly good people at the lower levels

Cons – not enough "right" customers to go around. product mabagement is hand-cuffed and many products look like the 90's

Advice to Senior Management – management is not open to advice. quit blaming the sales people for the company's dismal performance. get rid of the sales metrics team, and put a team in place that enables sales.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Allen Systems Group

Pros – Fellow workers are good folks who have had to put up with a company that is so poorly managed it has gone in to receivership. He has lost his plane (Ha!), lost his power (HA!) and will go down in corporate history, quite accurately, as an unskilled loser.

Cons – Art Allen has emotionally and financially pummelled the work force at ASG for so long that the vision to leave has escaped most employees. Working at ASG is like being sucked into a black hole. It becomes difficult to see light or imagine a better life ahead. I just want to encourage people to leave and see what else is out there. Good opportunities await.

Advice to Senior Management – Reach deep...locate your humanity, remember what it felt like to do something positive for someone other than yourself? Well, take the opportunity to rediscover that feeling. Restore salaries to 100% for all employees. They have given you 5 years or 1 full year of salary each. Isn't that enough?

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Allen Systems Group full-time for more than a year

Pros – Some very talented folks who deserve much much more

Cons – Company is poorly managed. Bad decisions at the Senior management level that serve only one person. Mr. Allen is very self-serving. If he truly valued his employees, he would have taken the necessary steps to avoid a reduction to a 4-day work week back in 2007, which by the way is still in effect 6 years later. High turn over in the sales organization with very lean resources to support and innovate the product offerings. That cannot be a good sign.

Advice to Senior Management – Board - take over before it's too late! Mr. Allen needs to step aside or retire if there is any chance for this company to succeed. You owe it to the employees and customers who are truly responsible in sustaining this company thus far.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Allen Systems Group full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Can work with some very competent people.

Cons – Cannot rely upon top management to make the right decisions to benefit the company long term. A large percentage of the USA-based employees have been working at a 20% pay cut. All of the promises to restore the pay have proven to be empty ones.

Advice to Senior Management – Find a well respected software company and sell ASG to it. Then retire.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Allen Systems Group

Pros – Some ok people probably because the average age of employees must be 60 years and they are all out to pasture.

Cons – No pay rise, 20% pay cut for many still in existance after four years. Customers are treated like idiots. No creativity. The owner is grounded from flying his jet and makes life hell for all. The so called board have done nothing in almost three months. No guidance except sell sell sell. HR are a bunch of lap dancing fools to AA. They need a people person to lead the company out of ruin.

Advice to Senior Management – Pointless. Just a bunch of yes men.

I worked at Allen Systems Group full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – It was a job. Working remote provided some relative autonomy. Training was very good, but downhill after that. Some employees really did try, but in the end I felt sorry for them.

Cons – Senior management consists of one contemptuous self-centered individual. Everyone else is either a subservient peon, or is fired, which is really a blessing. I was a peon, until I was fired. No notice. No warning. No explanation. And then they lied to the Unemployment office so they would not have to provide any benefits. To this day I have no idea why I was fired outside of my third rate manager needed a scapegoat for his poor performance. I have never seen a sales manager so disliked by clients.

Sure you can say my review is tainted by the fact that I was fired. I am mostly writing it to help confirm all the other negative reviews.

Working at ASG is career suicide.

Advice to Senior Management – Everyone should leave. Everyone.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Allen Systems Group full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – They generally pay their employees

Cons – The culture is one of beating people up, mis trust, taking advantage of the customer. It is really a monarchy that is only purpose is to serve the personal whims of Art Allen.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Allen Systems Group full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – I am really hard pressed to find anything good. Maybe that the pop in the machines is only 50 cents. I guess that would be good. Location is good. Parking is ample. But other then that I can't think of anything other then that.

Cons – Wow too many to mention. Clearly leadership starts at the top and here is where ASG is in big trouble. Mr Allen is probably the worst CEO at providing any type of communication to his employees. Any question that is asked of senior management are either not answered or you are put in a box as someone who is a trouble maker. Other leadership in areas is very suspect as well. Products are getting older with no new money coming into them. No real hope for the future

Advice to Senior Management – If you work here leave if you are looking to join here don't. Everything you read here that is negative is correct. I only wish I would have left sooner and I can assure you anyone that has left feels much better about themselves as well as their career

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Allen Systems Group full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – An office.
A paycheck.
Benefits.
Some good co-workers left (most are looking elsewhere though).

Cons – No communication with employees.
Some groups on 5-days while those who develop products that can be sold are not.
No raises since 2008.
HR is a joke.

Advice to Senior Management – There is no point; management is still Art's "yes" men (and a few "yes" women). Not going to happen, but here goes. Do something for employees for a change; there are perks that don't cost anything. Allow remote working a couple of days a week. Allow real flextime.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company