See how working conditions worsen - Software Engineer Sage Employee Review

2.0
Aug 7, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Good salary beside being underpaid on same working role Good working environment Good ideals to trive together and willing to focus on what really matters

Cons

Forcing colleagues to work from office again from 2-3 days a week, refusing to keep current way of hybrid working, year after year salaries are getting stucked beside they increase 3% and this is just not enough, "they know" says one of these comments and they do. The possibilities to work "away" from other places have always been very chaotic to ask, to formalize and to make. After some years the ways of living from their colleagues have changed but they dont even see how much workers have to do for these changes, for some people being back to the office works and for others do not, let them choose. This is the real way to thrive, not telling people you have go as mandatory while their working conditions worsen

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Sage Response
2y
We are grateful for your feedback and sorry to know that your experience has not been the most positive so far. We have embraced a hybrid working framework because we are a human-centric organisation and we believe that great things are created when people come together. Face-to-face interactions are also vital for the enhancement of our colleagues' social well-being. At the same time, we continue to encourage our people to take advantage of our flexible working framework which allows them to work and live in over 40 countries worldwide for up to 10 weeks a year promoting work/life balance and refreshing the mind. We hope that we shall continue to get more feedback from you as we keep knocking down barriers for all our colleagues to thrive.

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Sage Response
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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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