Pros
Genuinely fosters a sense of caring about employees Great company culture Fairly competitive salaries Good benefits
Cons
1. SAP varies the benefits it offers its employees based on geography. Employees in the US, for example, get significantly less paid parental leave than those in Europe. Ex. In Europe, the *minimum* a new mother can take is 15 weeks, and she can take up to 26. In the US, the *maximum* is 12 weeks. For a company that talks a lot about taking care of its employees, it seems somewhat hypocritical to treat them all differently, working within the minimum guidelines laid down by law. 2. Internal raises and salary increases are fairly stagnant. Practically the only way to get a significant raise within SAP is to get a new job in a different department. This is awful, because then those with much higher expertise and product knowledge just... leave. Regular actual raises for increased expertise and product knowledge would save SAP a fortune in hiring and training newbies, as well as improve employee morale and help retain good workers.