SAS Software Developer reviews

Most people, abusing Dr. Goodnight’s kindness and trust, slacks in their work. When a slacking developer’s manager is competent and hard-working, the developer could be curbed and managed. Unfortunately, the manager himself slacks and lacks the morality and authority to manage. So the team has the weekly prolonged gossipy meeting, they go out for two hour lunch break, they complain and agree on the hurdles to do more work, they SLACK together! What’s cancerous about the slacking managers are their effects on the competent and hard-working developers. If your slacking manager constantly take credit for your idea and hard work, if you’re passed over for pay raise and promotion because you don’t want to condescend yourself to get cozy with the slacking manager whom you ultimately despise, you have two options: either leave SAS, or reduce your working hour for SAS and spend your energy on personal projects to get even. A vicious circle results. Ambitious and competent developers are driven out of SAS. What’s left are bunch of mediocre willing or unwilling slackers. Yes I lost trust in senior executives, but not on the analytics or technology front. I lost trust in senior executives for their ability to recognize and willingness to correct the slacking culture here at SAS. Or, being part of the problem, the VP’s are slacking themselves?

- Stalled growth has limited raises, bonuses and profit sharing. In general, performance isn't tied to these anyway. Everyone gets the same thing so why bother putting in hard work. - Absolutely no career advancement. None. - As a younger person, SAS is a career suicide. I loved the company but had to leave to move forward.