SAP America Reviews in Chicago, IL Area

Pros

Vast opportunity to learn because of the diversity and complexity of our products for just about any industry /sector or business problem.
Multicultural environment, excellent rapport across teams.
Lateral career opportunities , relocation to a number of different countries and cities - can be awesome for someone who likes to travel.

Cons

Promotions (in Consulting) can take very long even if you have been doing very well , its just a near flat organization

Too much travel, constantly on the road.

The company sometimes seems too big and there is just too much information out there in the internal portal, It can exhaust you to look for simple things..

Advice to Senior Management

Utilization numbers matter. But they dont improve customer satisfaction. Change your reward mechanisms away from utilization only.

Pros

It is great for employee satisfaction

Cons

The Compensation is lower compared to other industries

Pros

Great Salary, Great benefits and paid time off.

Cons

SAP is a great company overall. However, if you are lucky to be in a department with good management. In my depratment, you are on your own! No support from management, heavy politics, unbelievably debilitating bureocracy, arrogance is resonating throughout the entire department, ni communication and it is hard to trust people. You spend half your time CYA. You are only as good as your last recent performance. Although Bill an\d Jim have created a great vision and people strategy, it does not propogate to all departments. In my department, management uses fear as performance leverage. SAD.

Advice to Senior Management

For long term sustainability of great talent, you must begin to truly execute the people strategy. Remember, an organization is only as good as how happy its employees are.

Pros

At SAP I am surrounded by A+ people. There are very few weak links. This allows me to do my job with great effectiveness since I do not have to double check or validate any of the support work done for me by other people. This efficiency is priceless.

Cons

I'll let you know when I find one. They are few and far between. They need twenty words here so that should do it.

Pros

Top notch technologies to learn
Cutting edge technology opportunities

Cons

Moving to new lanes of technology is impossible
You are expert in one area, die in that area or resign out of the company
No cross training in other areas
Less pay than others

Advice to Senior Management

No use telling anything to them. They know it already, but won't change.

Pros

various position types, many educational resources, work/life balance

Cons

Not Many Finance Career Options in IL

Advice to Senior Management

Treat all employees equally no matter what their title may be.

Pros

A lot to learn. Good strong company. There is a lot of interesting projects to do and lots of different technologies to use as well.

Cons

Very big and can feel like a number sometimes. At times management doesn't pay enough attention to its consultants, who can feel almost like independent contractors at times.

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to your employees and invest in them as they are your best asset.

Pros

Great Companyu, people with a lot of potential for future growth

Cons

long hours, travel, high goals

Advice to Senior Management

none