COMSOL Reviews

Nepotism. If your name isn't Littmarck and/or you're not Swedish, you won't be respected here. No matter what department you're in, your managers won't have any say in how things are run -- instead, litmarks will be making all the decisions, no discussion, no negotiation -- and often these decisions won't make any sense. Too bad. Deal with it, put your head down and don't question your betters. It makes for a very toxic work environment, and not surprisingly, not many people stay for more than a few of years at the company (unless of course you're an expat). Managers have no qualms talking about you behind your back and talking to you about others behind their backs. If you find yourself here, my advice is to not rock the boat -- and get out as soon as possible.

No sales strategy. All sales roles here are inside sales roles. No pricing strategies, no customer facing negotiations and the model is almost similar to ordering software from a price list. They even cut down on customer facing workshops and visits. Dont need humans to do this. One can upload the pricelist online and customer can read about products and order it. They don't value higher education. Masters and PhD's dont even bother applying for jobs here. Even if you do, be prepared to be surrounded by college kids creating a fraternity like working environment. Management is highly disqualified to have any strategy when it comes to competing in the CAE market. Not forward looking management. Be prepared to be treated like school children with some rules. No benefits like 401k match and no sales commissions.