Worst work culture you will find in an MNC - Applications Engineer COMSOL Employee Review

1.0
Mar 30, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

salary is fine good FEA tool

Cons

The review given below is applicable for COMSOL banaglore office: Many cons can be told about this company, but I will try to list a few: 1. Highest level of Micromanagement by MD as he acts as a dictator. For instance, he will even email everyone to stop having tea or breakfast in the office if he believes employees are happy in office. He can see no one relaxed or happy in office. 2. No formal training for new employees. There is no HR, and no proper management structure, as everything is in the control of one person, MD himself. 3. Last year, there was a mass resignation of the application team in this Bangalore office because of the torture by the MD as he constantly humiliated the technical team almost everywhere. 4. There are many people who have left within one month of joining because of poor management. 5. Will give any amount of work to anyone without knowing their specialization or domain. Ex: An electromagnetics person will be told to give a presentation on nuclear physics. 6. The biggest evidence of poor management is that there is no person in the office who has more than 3 years of experience in the same company. This is because of the high attrition rate. No one can stay there for more than 3 years. A handful of them who have more experience are those who are not able to switch due to personal reasons. 7. Spies are everywhere, and keep spying for the management. And he (MD) will believe everything they say. 8. poor work ethics mis-selling is encouraged to get revenue for the company, which was not there a few years back when the management was different. 9. There is huge trust issue amongst different teams, and also the management doesn't trust the employees. You will find it difficult to work from home as they won't believe that you will work from home.

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5.0
Sep 2, 2024
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Pros

Pays well. Foster's cooperation and self-learning and -development. Flexible upon request at times. Great work/life balance.

Cons

Does not have hybrid or work from home policies.

1.0
Jul 29, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

• The Burlington office is in a good location near a mall, highways, and restaurants/food options. Very walkable area.

Cons

• Nepotism, nepotism, nepotism: if you're not a part of the CEO's family, your opinions and ideas don't matter. Growth is stagnant and only becomes available when others quit or get fired, and they realize it's cheaper to pile more work on you (not managers though) than hire more employees. • Management is embarrassingly unqualified, rude, and terrible at communication: they talk down to you while pretending to want your opinion, and will happily take credit for the positive side of projects, and blame you for the negative. No accountability exists for them and how poorly they treat their teams. • Cheap: pay is low compared to similar positions. No holiday bonuses and terrible benefits packages. Only 1 catered lunch a month. • No remote work, unless you're a manager and decide you want to stay home with your kids or don't feel good. Bad weather? Too bad. Snowstorms? Too bad. Otherwise, prepare to waste your PTO due to the outdated beliefs of this company. • Company rules are continuously made-up and goalposts are moved to please egos. • HR is a nonexistent, don't bother reporting anything private to them or it'll be the newest office gossip. COMSOL is a company that has all the potential, but continuously shoots itself in the foot with its egotistical, outdated view on work/life balance. It chokes out creativity and drive in the name of selfish management who can't admit when they're wrong. Their idea of "collaboration" is you wasting days making reports and drafts, just for management to tell you it's wrong, not needed, or they take full credit for it. In short, don't work for this company, you're better off anywhere else, it's not worth the mental health black hole management will throw you in. If you do apply here, treat COMSOL as a resume filler and get out before the 3 year mark. The company's not worth much else.

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