Aberdeen Reviews

Pros

-As listed in the comments, the new CEO brings significant potential and energy to the company. He's always available to help each employee succeed -Aberdeen has very strong brand recognition in the market. It's a global firm, and a name that you want on your resume if you work in tech -Continuously innovating to keep up with and lead the market intelligence market. The company has substantially enriched traditional...

Cons

-Need more meeting spaces in the office as employees sometimes struggle finding meeting rooms to have client calls without background noise -Need more investment in professional development and education of employees. While there's significant on the job learning for each role, there's limited access to professional training programs needed to grow skills over time

Advice to Management

The company is in a better position to drive significant growth than ever before. Need to fine-tune the overall approach to sales (talent management, territory planning, activity-based versus strategic selling) to facilitate this growth by keeping what works and abandoning those that don't

Pros

The product is definitely competitive.

Cons

Lack of resources if you're not part of the "in" crowd. Management works overtime cover themselves when things go wrong and will never take responsibility. Management will only protect people are they deem value. Non-deserving employees are rewarded and deserving employees are not set up employees for success are rarely recognized for their contribution to the success of the company.

Advice to Management

Take ownership and listen. If an employee is trying to find a solution for an issue and it's evident that they are taking the necessary steps then accountability should be recognized and not chastised.

Pros

Good pay for entry level

Cons

No initial training No team meetings No 1:1 No guidance for new hires Tasks are not divided well between the team Not good for entry level as the culture impacts negatively

Pros

There are a few good people in the midst, but they're often the ones reporting to someone higher up, without much control over the trajectory of the ill-fated decisions being made by management. Food sometimes?

Cons

The culture is a textbook example of how toxic leadership trickles down to the employees being hired. 90% of the directors have seemingly lucked their way into the position and have admitted openly to not having the credentials necessary to support their teams. More than 80% of the sales team doesn't know what any other department really does, nor do they care to learn. The vast majority of the analyst team are...

Advice to Management

Understand that employees are your lifeblood. Talking to your workforce like children and putting up a collage of the word "Grit" in the main hallway is not the best way to make them feel like they've chosen the right place to spend their weekdays.

Pros

This is just a phenomenal place to work that really puts everything great about tech start-ups into an atmosphere that is family friendly. Great new, aggressive CEO with a history of success has Aberdeen going into some amazing places, while securing big new business. If Aberdeen wasn't such a great place there wouldn't be so many return employees.

Cons

Waltham is OK. Product still needs development. Startup growing pains.

Advice to Management

Stay the course. Keep on churning and burning.

Pros

Aberdeen is a stimulating, fast-paced, and motivational place to work. I've seen some changes in my time here, and they're all taking this esteemed firm to even greater places. I'm proud to be part of such an outfit; my colleagues, the leadership team, and our proprietary offering make this an exciting, stimulating place into which I can pour my efforts (and pick up skills & smarts from both internal SMEs and a super-skilled...

Cons

* The free coffee isn't Green Mountain? (but the creamer, milk, and half&half is all actually delivered from a local farm, so consider this a con/not-con) * Waltham location is difficult if you don't have a a car

Advice to Management

* The open lines of communication are fab - please don't stop.

Pros

-Phenomenal work environment -Amazing opportunity for growth -Engaging office setting -Easy parking on site -Open lines of communication -Great pay and benefits -Free lunch every other Wednesday & breakfast at EOM

Cons

-Location can be difficult to get to if you don't have a car

Pros

Great work environment with support from all angles. Management continues to lead the company toward an exciting future while also maintaining the core aspects of the business that have made Aberdeen successful. The future is bright!

Cons

Commute in and out of Waltham can be difficult

Pros

Awesome team! Really enjoyed everyone I worked with.

Cons

Nothing really to say here.

Pros

Great people to work with and you learn a lot

Cons

This is just too easy