Sage Reviews

Pros

Employees First, Customers First, Innovation

Cons

Improvement areas - Improve Systems and Operating procedures to enhance and focus on increasing productivity

Pros

Flexible working practices Concerns for colleagues and customers during Covid-19 pandemic - great company who really cares about employees and customers Communication from Senior Management is tremendous, in particular during periods of uncertainty Fabulous collaboration We are told bonuses will be paid in a pandemic!! Incredible!!! Work is challenging and very rewarding, and you really feel like you can make a difference

Cons

None that I can think of

Pros

A purpose-driven organisation with strong values and honest/clear communication from leadership

Cons

Our "Always On" working environment can tip the balance between work and home. Can sometimes focus on doing too many things. Prioritisation is important.

Pros

Great people, strong vision and exciting plans

Cons

Some people have been with the business too long who don't like change.

Pros

My supervisor and manager are really supportive and nice, they put in as many hours as we do and really care

Cons

Massively overworked and underpaid for the hours I do. If it wasn't for the people I work with in my team I would have left by now but I would feel like I am letting them down if i did. I don't believe our GM would even know my name or that I work at Sage if he actually ever walked the floor around to where I work.

Pros

Truly believe in the Foundation they have set up - actively encourage you to use your days to support the wider community and match personal charitable donations. Handled COVID19 well overall. Lots of communication such as Town Hall and Corporate Live TV every month. Always busy but friendly overall

Cons

Some of the tools are pretty poor overall

Pros

Excellent Coffee machine Friday lunches with colleagues Parking Social functions Flexible working hours

Cons

I have worked for sage for over 15 years in the last 5 years the company has become an increasingly toxic work environment. Low morale among teams Very limited product development Limited training. Unrealistic and unattainable goals Hierarchy of control from SLT Pretends to encourage Open communication as long as you only say the ‘right thing’ Ridiculous amount of pointless meetings Too many methods of internal communication resulting in data overload and missed comms. Since the coronavirus staff have been informed that they will not receive any bonuses or pay increases, which is completely understandably and I agree with. However, Sage Australia have also decided to use the pandemic remove the annual leave liability to company. Staff receive 4 weeks annual leave. 1 week must be taken at Christmas. In face of the CoVid-19 staff are being 'forced' to use at least 2 weeks of their Annual leave during the winter months. This has been done inconspicuously with no official communication from the senior management team. Sage needs to start their employees as assets and not liabilities.

Pros

5 days per year to do Voluntary work Good company ethics with respect to giving back Sponsored Invictus Games in Australia Flexible work hours & work from home options

Cons

Need more investment in product development Sales is priority / most recognised & rewarded area of business

Pros

• salary/ wages are reasonable/ above average. • Colleagues I work with directly are friendly/ good to work with. • Flexible working conditions i.e. work from home • "Seemingly" trying to resolve internal issues.

Cons

• Under-staffed, under resourced and unreasonable project completion times causing pressures from "SLT" (so-called senior leadership team) that trickles down. This results in a stressful environment. • Focuses on quantity and not quality in the way of projects/ products. • Confused agenda and strategy. • Self-interest/ blame culture - misaligned priorities (in departments and management) mean everyone is looking out for themselves. • Time- wasting (redundant/ irrelevant meetings, admin tasks that are not meaningful) and bureaucracy (segregation in departments/ services not located locally) adds to difficulty in being productive or effective.