DSG - better ask questions before accepting - Anonymous employee Descartes Systems Employee Review

1.0
Aug 17, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There are no pros. Management is slimey. You talk back to them they fire you 2 weeks later. The people I worked with are nice the mgmt is NOT Well one pro they put all your skills to work for workarounds because they are CHEAP and wont spend money, bandaid everything!!

Cons

Don't investment money in their people. Don't spend money on anything (software, hardware). The office looks like crap. They keep useless people around and they make the hard working ones work harder with no appreciation very crappy bonus Micro Mgmt no chance of advancement

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5.0
Dec 1, 2025
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Pros

Great leadership team. Great culture. Very reasonable work-life balance expectations. An organization that tries hard to always do the right thing and be fair to customers. Many key employees have been at Descartes 10+ years, great tenure. Clearly one that you can build a career at.

Cons

Lots of tech debt, makes it difficult to feel like we can innovate and do cool things. All of the acquisitions make Descartes difficult to navigate and learn, makes it even more difficult to get things done. Feels a bit stagnant at times.

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4.0
Mar 13, 2026
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Pros

Descartes has a strong, reliable sales process that works. A lot is always changing and evolving in the business as the company acquires multiple companies per year giving sellers new products to work with.

Cons

Base comp for AE is less than the market rate. Because the company focuses on acquiring new products, little dev work goes into current systems.

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