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2.0
24 Jan 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Depending on which manager you work for, you may be appreciated and they may insulate you from the toxic culture. I generally like my coworkers and the work I do is meaningful. PTO is generous.

Cons

Wow, where to start. Comp and benefits (other than PTO) used to be competitive, but are now terrible. They canceled the RSU award program for individual contributors without notifying anyone, they waited for us to ask. Still can't get a clear answer from anyone. That is 20% pay cut for me, making this job no longer worth the effort. That's after my health benefits costing more 10% more per year. So significant pay cut in the past 12 months. Top talent is all leaving/have left due to the comp issues. The software is not doing as well as it once was, and we're seeing more and more bugs due to tight timelines pushed by management (timelines with no basis in reality and no accounting for the new staff that's had to be quickly onboarded). There's no clear direction other than "make more money". Constant changes in goals and processes. In general, the UK management does not understand US business, and especially in the tech space.

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Sage Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We are sorry to know that you are not having a very positive life at Sage experience. We would like you to know that we have taken note of your sentiments and have given visibility of your review to members of our senior leadership team so that we can establish how best to support you and the rest of our colleagues in the US. Please be encouraged to keep engaging in dialogue with us as regularly as possible both here as you have done and internally to ensure that we can create work experiences that make you feel proud to be part of Sage

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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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