Pros
- Excellent benefits, especially for those with families. The benefits are offset by low pay though, so if you're single and in relatively good health, you might be better served by another company with higher pay. - Generally friendly culture, where you can make good connections with coworkers. - Very slowly, SAGE is starting to embrace more flexible hours, work from home policies, and workspaces. - Your work contributes to a fundamentally good company mission.
Cons
- Unrealistic workloads across departments. People are often saddled with too much work because management will not hire/replace people when needed. - Opportunities for advancement can be limited, especially on certain teams. There is a serious lack of candid conversation about growth and transparency from managers. - Pay is low. Significant raises will only come with promotions and, as noted above, these can be rare. For young people starting their career, spending more than a few years here could lock you into low wages for a long time, because your salary growth will always be based on your original low wages. Great medical benefits are very valuable, but they won't pay your student loans. - Poor/outdated infrastructure and technology, and not enough resources to fix them quickly. Employees have to make up for this lack of investment by spending their time on inefficient work. - Very hierarchical and bureaucratic culture. Good ideas and necessary changes can take months/years, if the suggestions are accepted by management. Office politics and stalemates between teams can often be serious blockers. - Not a diverse industry or company, and it shows in management & HR. They have good intentions and are making more efforts in this area this year, but it's quite late and often misguided.