Feb 1, 2021
PTC reviews
4.1
87% would recommend to a friend
Neil Barua
85% approve of CEO
81% positive business outlook
PTC has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,793 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The PTC employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).
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4.0
Nov 24, 2020
Great Company but with Caveats
Former employee, more than 1 year
Boston, MA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
PTC is a wonderful progressive company that seems to genuinely care about its employees, most of the time. Their social and cultural diversity is a treasure—especially in the corporate world. Their Employee Resource Groups represent all diverse people from LatinX, Black Community, LGBTQ, Asian, Parents, Fitness, Neuro, and more! Also, they are on the cutting-edge of technologies from AR/VR, AI, IoT, Cloud/SaaS, and more. They were great at allowing their employees to work remotely during the COVID-19 Global Pandemic. Their customer experience conference, LiveWorx, is one of the most spectacular technology conventions in the Boston area. Their 121 Seaport Blvd. glass tower HQ in the Boston Seaport is an architectural wonder and the location is truly up and coming, like a future NYC! The people there are wonderful and diverse, and their weekly socials and company events (like the Spirit of Boston cruises) are dot-com-level excessive fun! This is a great company but...
Cons
...beware of certain managers and company politics. There is an over abundance of VPs and Directors at PTC who run their teams like little fiefdoms that don't always play well together and also can throw team members under the bus if one is not careful. Sometimes there's no way to avoid getting let go, no matter how hard someone works at their job. When the writing is on the wall, it's time to look for another job. PTC has a high turnover rate. They'll bring you on, make you hit the ground running, and if you don't get up to speed in a certain timeframe, you're out! Sometimes, you're out no matter what. Some managers will frequently drive out their teams and replace them because they find it better to not keep someone in a role for too long, or to save money, or to ensure that they themselves are not on the chopping block. The most important questions to ask during an interview are these: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PERSON IN THIS ROLE BEFORE ME? WHY DID THEY LEAVE? WERE THEY FORCED OUT? WHAT WOULD THEY SAY ABOUT HOW THEY WERE TREATED IN THE ROLE BY THE MANAGER? CAN I HAVE THEIR NAME SO I CAN ASK THEM MYSELF? You need to know what happened to the person in the role before you. You could be walking into a bad situation with a bad manager because everyone there is telling you how great the company is. And it is a great company but it might not be for you if you get one of these bad managers. Oh, and despite what they purport, there is little upward mobility (or even lateral mobility). The only way to advance is to leave the company—before you are forced out. And one more thing: this company is better suited for a much younger crowd now that the HQ has moved from Needham to the Boston Seaport. Way too many young faces, which is why PTC occasionally offers "voluntary and involuntary workforce reduction packages". They want younger people there, plain and simple.
1.0
Sep 25, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
well known company in manufacturing industry. and Strategy in US is great.
Cons
Bad local organization. People who have passion and are smart join but leave the company so soon because of toxic managers who do not know about true leadership at all.
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