They try but at the end it becomes just empty promises - Designer Sage Employee Review

2.0
28 Sept 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- some nice benefits like paid volunteering. - The offices are nice

Cons

- Low salary - Loads of bureaucracy that makes every decision a pain. - Lots of meetings that are basically nonsense (about safe feedback, non-toxic working environment, equality...). At the end, the changes are 0,0.

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Sage Response
2y
Thank you for your feedback. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the opportunities you had to contribute to societal development through Sage Foundation and that you found our office spaces nice. We would have loved for you to have a better life at Sage experience, though, and therefore we are sorry to read the concerns you had. We would appreciate even more information from you about your experiences with slow change processes because this will really help us understand where the areas for I'm[provemnt really lie. So, please consider giving us this extension of your insight through the anonymous feedback form whose link is attached below. As you step into the next chapter in your career, we wish you all the best! https://forms.office.com/r/DMHZrJHppy

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Sage Response
1mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughtful and balanced review. We’re pleased to hear that you value your compensation and benefits, as well as the work our Foundation do, among the areas you’ve highlighted. We also recognise the points you’ve raised around bureaucracy, innovation, and the pace and focus of change. Different people are motivated by different things at work, and it’s helpful to hear honest perspectives on how our structure, processes, and priorities can impact day‑to‑day experience and engagement. Feedback like yours helps inform ongoing conversations as we continue to evolve our ways of working, use technology more meaningfully, and improve the products and experiences we create for our customers. If you’re open to sharing further insight, we encourage you to do so through our Always Listening survey. Thank you again for your openness and for being part of Sage.
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