Sage reviews

SAGE still behaves like a small publisher when it isn't one. At management level your "feedback" is continually sought but there is a company line to tow and if you don't follow it you are ostracised. This just breeds toxicity and resentment - stop asking for opinions you don't want to hear. The same is true at lower levels- constant surveys and check ins where people express dissatisfaction but then nothing is done. A lot of staff are starting to leave but having been privy to meetings about departures in the past I suspect their feedback will be disregarded. Conversely, the company has become completely paralysed by the establishment of its DEI groups which have open communication channels internally, allowing employees to publicly badmouth the company with no repercussions as it's a "safe space". Global management is a mess - cultural differences between UK and US offices are not acknowledged, leading to isolation and lack of support of UK staff managed out of the US office (it may be the same vice versa). Poor management and direction is not recognised or addressed. The company are not investing in key areas of the business and are falling behind competitors in several places. High performing staff are not challenged as well as they should be. SAGE is a good place to work if you're happy to sit back, relax and take advantage of the flexibility. I would not recommend it as a long term environment to develop personally or professionally.

Favoritism. Low pay compared to industry standards. They pay about 20% lower base salary and much less generous bonus plan than others in the industry. Used to have good work/life balance, but that has changed drastically. They "encourage taking time off and being with your family" but then constantly check metrics in the CRM, number of sales calls, quality of call notes, (was this actually a sales call or was it a customer service type call?) I was there for almost 10 years, promoted, and made goal all but one year, and I still got asked those questions constantly. They give micro-management a whole new meaning. It is kind of normalized when you are there, and then when you leave you realize that level of micro-management is not normal and it's actually offensive.