SolidWorks reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(101 total reviews)
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Gian Paolo Bassi

74% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

SolidWorks has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 101 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SolidWorks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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101 reviews
4.0
Jun 17, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Great camaraderie among SolidWorks employees. Lots of very smart people with a positive, ‘can do’ attitude. -Very strong core product line. -Highly profitable. -Never had a round of lay-offs in the company’s ~20 year history unlike some competitors. The parent company, Dassault Systemes’, has a philosophy of not laying off in tough times, but rather carefully watching expenses and reinvesting for the future.

Cons

-SolidWorks has always run very lean, so sometimes it feels we have insufficient staff in certain areas, but see comment above about not having lay-offs. -Closer ties to the parent company mean that decision-making tends to happen at a slower pace than was the case previously, as more people are involved in the process.

3.0
Apr 25, 2013

Used to be great. Now it's average

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people. Cool software. Very international environment. Busy - Lots of work to do. new building is pretty nice. good salary. flexible hours. my boss is great.

Cons

Not enough staff. Lack of decisionmaking due to mother company imposing its will. Way too many complex and heavy processes. Poor communication. Too many initiatives happening at once, without clear understanding of what we are doing and why.

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