Working at Bentley Systems in Exton, PA: 10 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Exton, PA Area

"I've worked for Bentley Systems since 2018. I've found it to be a good company with good ethical values and an emphasis on customer retention."

"It used to be a decent place, now it is a madhouse. Management is mostly old-school; they ignore data but go with gut feelings. The biggest concern is watching each other's backs; business comes second. My last manager was incompetent and verbally abusive, but no one cared. He belonged to old boys club and could do anything he wanted. I worked in support and could see quality of products rapidly declining now that development is 80% oversees (India and China). It will take 1-2 years for users to realize how bad it is."

"I enjoy working here and the people I have worked with have been great, good company to start your career path on technology and software. There seems to be a disconnect between groups, some groups have it better than others one way or the other. Lately, outsourcing has become a common theme in order to reduce costs, some offices have been closed and some layoffs as well in order to favor new hires/new offices in areas where cheaper labor is available, like Mexico, China, and India where in India has become seems to be more aggressive when it comes to hiring. New hires have been added for specific groups on those markets, none have been added to the US on those specific groups. This is a bit disconcerting for employees who have been here for a while when it comes to job security, also the company is pushing employees to take a reduction in salary/pay in order to accommodate incentives at quarter or year-end if the company does well that year/quarter, but this is optional and has not been enforced, or it is not clear if it will be at some point. For all those reasons, although it is a good company to work for, the future seems uncertain and bleak when it comes to the US growth."

"Poorly handled major restructuring of the organization in December. Many good employees are now leaving due to resulting chaos. Leadership is forcing employees to opt-into new pay structure (less salary with higher incentive portion) or be denied opportunities. Sales are in decline, changes to billing procedures resulted in loss of customers. Revenue is dropping with no real strategy to recover. Family owned business with aging leadership. Lack of diversity in US locations. I'm guessing they will sell to competitor soon. Many employed here are waiting to lose their jobs in yet another layoff or looking for a new job."

"Had a contract at Bentley Systems and overall it went very well. It wasn't an easy assignment and there was pressure both for performance and daily deadlines. Overall though it was a pleasant environment (nice cafeteria and work spaces). I learned a lot and was compensated appropriately. It's nice that it's a small enough business you can actually see the (friendly) CEO around from time to time and as a family owned concern, it benefits from being both "corporate" in reach, scale and technology but also "privately held". The Bentleys seem to be good people who care about the well-being both of clients and staff."

"Pay is slightly low but overall very good company to work for."

What do you like about working at Bentley Systems?

"The base pay. I can work from home many days."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't work in professional services. Maybe the software group is better."

What don't you like about working at Bentley Systems?

"We're all left to fend for ourselves - nobody responds to messages, questions or concerns. I've given up trying. I'm not sure that I'd recognize the manager if I passed him on the street. The rest of the people in the group have barely even heard of my projects. I have no idea of what they're working on. It's everyone for themselves."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would pay some attention to my employees. We're all alone out here."

What do you like about working at Bentley Systems?

"the base pay is good. I can work from home."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't work in professional services, the software group might be worth considering."

What don't you like about working at Bentley Systems?

"management is completely aloof. They are unaware of my projects and give me zero feedback. They typically don't answer emails or return phone calls -you feel like a nobody."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"pay some minimum level of attention to employee's. I'm a technical person - I don't have the skills to run projects by myself."

"Good place to work."