Chess pawn - Anonymous employee Sage Employee Review

2.0
Sep 24, 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Collaboration among colleagues - Intensive summer schedule - Free access to the LinkedIn Learning platform - Days of volunteering

Cons

- there is no professional career model; therefore, promotions are non-existent - salaries are practically frozen - there isn't always a good rapport among colleagues on the same project but from different teams or countries - most managers hold their positions based on the number of years they've been with the company rather than being trained or qualified for the role - there are no budgets for training or any kind of development. - overtime is not common, but even if you work extra hours, it's not possible to record them because we are forced to report them the same way - after years of remote work, we are required to return to the office two days a week to encourage face-to-face interactions. However, there hasn't been a single face-to-face meeting since we returned, not even the annual evaluation - most of the OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) and personal goals are related to non-personal matters, and the outcomes often do not depend on you, sometimes even related to projects you are not a part of.

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-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

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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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