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      Bentley Systems

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      Bentley Systems reviews

      3.9

      76% would recommend to a friend

      (1,424 total reviews)
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      Nicholas Cumins

      88% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.4

      Work/Life balance

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Senior management

      Bentley Systems has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,424 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bentley Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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      1K reviews
      3.0
      Jun 5, 2012

      Good people, good benefits, poor process and decision making at times

      Sales, technical sales, product management
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people at Bentley are, for the most part, very friendly and helpful. Bentley definitely promotes a "family" atmosphere with it's employees, sometimes to its detriment. I found advancement opportunities to be there for those with strong industry backgrounds and ambition (I was promoted 3 times in 7+ years at Bentley). After my first promotion, I found the salary structure to be on par with the rest of the industry, perhaps a small bit lower, but overall a good experience.

      Cons

      Lots of, long tenured, "deadwood" middle management with little to no specific industry related experience for their positions. Marketing for some industry segments and product lines was literally non existent. Too many man hours lost to laborious process, LONG conference calls, and having "doers" reporting to "deadwood" middle management. In short, the "doer" to "deadwood" ratio was 180 degrees from what it should be in an industry leader. With 4 separate verticals (Civil, Geospatial, Building, Plant), and hundreds of applications/solutions in the overall portfolio, Bentley tends to be a "Jack of all trades, master of none" as it lacks a specific focus. The sales compensation model was confusing to say the least, and was more and more unachievable every sales quarter over 7 years it seemed.

      5.0
      May 15, 2012

      Good company

      Attorney
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Bentley has some very Interesting technology. Most colleagues at Bentley are very friendly. The work environment is very comfortable. Bentley is by far the best place I have ever worked.

      Cons

      Compensation calculations are rather byzantine. Current policies designed to protect recurring revenue (M&S revenues) are more likely to erode overall ARR than protect it. The "trust licensing" model may work well in sophisticated markets, but it is a difficult model to work with in emerging markets.

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