The place is a sinking ship - Anonymous employee Sage Employee Review

1.0
25 Jun 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The people make going to work desirable. While working at Sage I worked with some of the best colleagues. Even with the morale being low due to the constant leadership changes and change of direction the people I worked with made it worth showing up. The pay is also above market value which was great!

Cons

This place is a sinking ship and I wish I had read the glass door reviews before I accepted my offer. There are always constant layoffs so expect to be on the chopping block when there is a new revenue cycle. With so many layoffs your work direction constantly changes so it’s hard to be strategic. You’ll feel like you are continuing to run a race without a rest break to improve your next run. They promise you promotions and bonuses but don’t count on those because they are tied to revenue performance. The company as a whole isn’t generating enough of a return to guarantee that because they have a brand awareness issues in North America. Also performance reviews are held on a bell curve. Which means on a team of two one person will be ranked exceeds and one person will be ranked needs improvement. Sage isn’t a place where you can move up in your career. You rarely see colleagues advance in their career. The average career cycle is three years. Employees like myself are leaving in droves because they want to move up.

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

-Pay’s decent -Benefits are solid -The Sage Foundation feels like proper philanthropy -Some genuinely nice people -If you’re happy treating work as just a payslip and don’t mind things being a bit dull, Sage is actually quite a comfortable place to be. That stability is a real perk

Cons

-Far too many layers of middle management and general bureaucracy -The Ai push is getting a bit daft -Not especially innovative, so the work can feel quite uninspiring. I’m grateful to be employed, but if you’re after something more interesting, Sage will probably disappoint. That said, some people prefer it that way, fair enough -The office / hybrid requirements feel a bit pointless -Sage doesn’t tend to do layoffs, which is good, but it does mean there are quite a few people where you’re not entirely sure what they do. A lot of meetings, essentially. Even the positives come with trade-offs

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Sage Response
1mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughtful and balanced review. We’re pleased to hear that you value your compensation and benefits, as well as the work our Foundation do, among the areas you’ve highlighted. We also recognise the points you’ve raised around bureaucracy, innovation, and the pace and focus of change. Different people are motivated by different things at work, and it’s helpful to hear honest perspectives on how our structure, processes, and priorities can impact day‑to‑day experience and engagement. Feedback like yours helps inform ongoing conversations as we continue to evolve our ways of working, use technology more meaningfully, and improve the products and experiences we create for our customers. If you’re open to sharing further insight, we encourage you to do so through our Always Listening survey. Thank you again for your openness and for being part of Sage.
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