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      Good Salary and Benefits, but not the best place if you want to make a difference. - Development Team Lead Sage Employee Review

      2.0
      22 July 2016
      Development team lead
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      Pros

      Top Salaries for the North East (But huge bands - so some people may not be so lucky). Excellent Benefits. Fantastic Offices in Newcastle. Lots of free parking. Pension is the highest ive heard of in the North East for software developers.

      Cons

      Appallingly difficult to get things done. Was there more than five years as a manager and saw many senior and middle managers. Some good - Many terrible. Many middle managers are out of touch with the technology they are managing. I.e. Software Managers managing Software Development Teams with no background in software development. Just people managers. Far too much focus on documenting appraisals which means that the people that spend all year documenting the trivial things they have done get pay rises vs the people who got things done and made the company money do not. Sorry - But that's what I saw had happened frequently as a manager. Much happier now ive left even though less salary and benefits. Money isn't everything.

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      Sage Response
      9y
      Thanks for your feedback. We are committed to investing in benefits, training and top tier office facilities for our colleague across Sage in all 23 countries we operate in, so we are happy to hear that you enjoyed these things. We are sorry to hear you weren’t happy with some of your colleagues. Management is a discreet capability - we are currently in the process of pulling together a ‘Leading at Sage’ program which will be available for all managers, it will focus on the ‘people management’ aspects to their role, it will also aim to keep them up-to-date on our latest products and technologies as it is important all Sage colleagues are 'product champions’. If you would like to give us more detailed information, please email us on glassdoor@sage.com

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      5.0
      5 June 2026
      Account manager
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      Pros

      They will work with you and teach you everything you need to know and help you as long as you help yourself and meet kpi but they help you meet it

      Cons

      No cons to add at this time

      2.0
      8 June 2026
      Account executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      was hired as remote and get to have that honored, but have been openly told no career progression because of remote status. decent pay

      Cons

      Leadership instability: Seven manager changes during my relatively short tenure. Unrealistic targets: A sales quota set at 1,100% growth (not a typo). Slow product development: Getting anything actioned on the product side takes far too long. Product management turnover: Three product manager changes, resulting in no meaningful deliverables in over three years. Misaligned hiring priorities: Greater emphasis on DEI optics than on hiring people positioned to drive growth. Internal vs. customer focus: More energy spent on internal events than on product enhancements. Lack of accountability (the biggest issue): No one takes ownership. Responsibility gets passed around constantly — for example, client cancellations going unprocessed because they impact someone's numbers. Managers have openly encouraged pushing the work onto someone else rather than handling it.

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      Sage Response
      1w
      Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear about the challenges you’ve described around leadership continuity, targets, growth, and ways of working. We recognise the impact that stability, clear accountability, and achievable goals can have on the day-to-day experience of our colleagues, particularly within sales and customer-facing roles. We shall share your feedback with leaders for their visibility as we continue to evolve how we support our teams to truly thrive at work. If you have any additional insights to share, please leave us more feedback via our internal Always Listening forum or through your manager. Thank you again for sharing your perspective.
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