Bentley Systems Reviews

Pros

great work and products
good work culture
great team and manager
good stipend

Cons

Interns are not given challenging work

Advice to Senior Management

Please provide feedback to the interns

Pros

Bentley is a family run company and does have a good work/life balance. While we only have 3,000 colleagues, the company is spread over 40+ countries, which means that it has all the challenges of a large global corporation. This makes the work interesting and provides a lot of opportunities to work with colleagues from all over the world.

Cons

Bentley colleagues tend to be very loyal and stay with the company. While can be good, it also means that there is very little movement in management positions. For those looking to move up, there are few options. They are trying to address this issue with retirement plans recently but it is too soon to say whether they will be effective.

Advice to Senior Management

While there are some very smart people at the company, there are also several who are in their role primarily because they got in early when the company was very small. Their role has expanded but they have not. Keeping people in roles that are above their ability hinders the effectiveness of the organization and doesn't do them any favors either.

Overall it is a very well run company and I do trust senior management on most issues.

Pros

Big company offering standard benefits.

Cons

Easy to get lost in the "crowd" of workers.
Not challenging enough work.
Employee policies bordering on unethical.

Advice to Senior Management

Please be more responsible to your employees, that is the basis of all business.

Pros

Great Management
Fun place to work
Tightly coupled team
Good Work is well Appreciated.
Laid back environment
Interesting problem to work everyday.

Cons

If you like to work in cubicles independently , this is not the place you are looking for.

Advice to Senior Management

Compensation can be increased to market price.

Pros

Overall good work life balance

Cons

Vey very few career advancement opportunities

Advice to Senior Management

Take better care of employee aspirations

Pros

Very good and early technical advancement

Cons

pay packages are not up-to par

Pros

flexible work schedule
opportunities to travel
good software

Cons

management lacks knowledge of market in regions, many missed opportunities
carrer advancement is up to the individual to seek out
Aquisitions employees and the old timers are treated different

Advice to Senior Management

lsiten to advice given from your regions, they are closer to the market than you give credit. When making aquisitions, do not forget about the many employees that got you to where you are today

Pros

Good working environment and good people.

Cons

Low salary, not so good in process

Advice to Senior Management

Pay attention to processes.

Pros

* Small software company where I worked was bought by Bentley 3 yrs ago as part of their 'acquisition mania'. They kept most of us and in the same little office, and I'm grateful to have a job in this economy.

* Flexible about working in office or telecommuting

Cons

* Big big bureacracy. Leads to much confusion about policies and who's responsible for what

* Colleagues not always friendly to 'lowly' Tech Support peeps

* My BIG complaint: new tech support ticket tracking software was just implemented that tracks our every move. I have to tell it when I go to the bathroom! This is no way to treat people you respect.

Advice to Senior Management

Treat Tech Support like we're people.

Pros

- Great products
- Some great engineers/scientists from aquisitions

Cons

-Bureaucracy
-Stuck in a position for ever
-No salary raise
-Decisions made without thinking properly

Advice to Senior Management

-Think properly before you implement an idea
-Pay attention to small users also