Descartes Systems reviews

3.9

83% would recommend to a friend

(263 total reviews)

Ed Ryan

84% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Descartes Systems has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 263 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Descartes Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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263 reviews
2.0
Nov 15, 2019

Benefits is the only Pro

Recommend
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Pros

-Group benefits are very good, and the premiums are 100% paid by the company.

Cons

-The culture at Descartes is over-worked and under-paid. HR will boast a good work-life balance, but management (finance), will do whatever they can to burn you out and run you down. -constant acquisitions to grow the company are made with little regard to the capability of the resources available. Attempts at integration of new acquisitions are slow and unorganized, drowning the individuals in work with little recognition. -only manager level and above are eligible for bonuses, while everyone else only sees .5% to 1.5% salary increases, with little hope that it will ever get better. Some don't even get a raise. -finance management are constantly in disagreement with one another regarding priorities and service responsibilities from one finance group to the next. -overall, this company will look good at first glance; flexible hours, wear jeans everyday, good benefits, but the appeal will fade after about a year or two when you realize that there is merit to all of these negative reviews. - Finally, management disregards comments made here on Glassdoor and boasts that negative comments are only because employees, former or current are slighted, but are not valid.

1.0
Jul 22, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

You can work from home any time you want. Lots of remote workers. Not very demanding or challenging. Set your own pace.

Cons

Management seems too busy to care about the staff. None of the perks or caring that other tech companies have. In my experience, I saw a lot of bullying by the senior management team, both of junior staff and of each other. Maybe they don't see what they do as bullying, but it is, and it is not pretty. This style flows down the org, and I saw mid level people doing it too, in multiple branches of the tree.

3.0
Mar 2, 2011

It is just a job, not good and not bad

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

It is just a job, better than having no job at all. If you are ambitious and expecting to make a difference by working hard, then this is not the place you should come. If you only want the paycheck or not capable to do anything, then you have very good chance to stay here for 5 or 10 or 15 years without being kicked out.

Cons

No raise, no bonus, no training and the only reward for your excellent work is the smily face from your manager.

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