Descartes Systems Reviews

3.9

80% would recommend to a friend

(260 total reviews)

Ed Ryan

80% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Descartes Systems has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 260 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Descartes Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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260 reviews
1.0
19 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The people I worked with directly were supportive, capable, and great to collaborate with

Cons

Work environment declined significantly following the acquisition Leadership lacked clear direction and accountability Product decisions often felt short-term and disconnected from customer needs Poor communication and limited transparency from management Employees were not treated particularly well, leading to low morale Concerns raised by teams were often not meaningfully addressed Overall sense that the company prioritises acquiring businesses over improving them

3.0
2 Jul 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

good team. dynamic, culture, career

Cons

no bonus, low salary, long hours

1.0
9 May 2016

Full Time at Descartes

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good Benefits, other than that, not much else.

Cons

Poor Management, No room for progression in company. Poor compensation. No incentive. Terrible atmosphere. Hostile work environment. Every day someone gets in an argument with someone else and work can't get done. Lazy management. One woman specifically. When brought to others attention she pulls out a sob story about her life and how its infinitely worse than everyone else. Shes kisses up to management to keep her job, and takes whatever aggression she has out on her team members and members of other teams. Work hours are not what are specified through interview, you will work 9-11 hour days, sometimes Saturdays. Huge back log of work, that never seems to be finished. If you somehow find the will to stay and try to move up for the company, your progress will most likely be impeded by people that want to keep you where you are. Beginning pay is incredibly low for a company in their industry. Work with incompetent clients. All in all, if you have any better options, take those instead.

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