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Updated Jun 16, 2013
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94% Approve of the CEO

SAP Co-CEO's Bill McDermott & Jim Hagemann Snabe

Bill McDermott & Jim Hagemann Snabe

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83% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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SAP Labs Palo Alto

Software Engineer (Current Employee)
Palo Alto, CA

I have been working at SAP full-time for more than 10 years

ProsWork life balance is good

ConsNot dynamic like some other companies

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Innovative company with industry leading product portfolio

Senior Support Engineer (Current Employee)
Newtown Square, PA

I have been working at SAP full-time for more than 7 years

ProsVery innovative company with aggressive with go-to market strategies.
Employees are very passionate and dedicated to the overall success of the company.
Employees are free to speak their minds and provide feedback to SAP leadership
Leadership appreciates feedback of employees and acts on recommendations

ConsPassion to meet aggressive company goals can sometimes impact one's personal life

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Good work/life balance, care about employees

Senior Director (Current Employee)
Palo Alto, CA

I have been working at SAP full-time for more than 7 years

ProsGood salary, bonus
Care about employees

ConsToo many cooks in the kitchen
Hard to get things done

Advice to Senior ManagementMake it easier to understand performance ratings and criteria

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Great company to work for. Great culture and high standards of German Engineering

Developer III (Current Employee)
Palo Alto, CA

I have been working at SAP full-time for more than 10 years

ProsGood work - life balance in many teams with the right amount of staffing.

ConsSalary levels are not impressive

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Fulltime experience for Intern position

Developer Intern (Current Employee)
Palo Alto, CA

I have been working at SAP as an intern for less than a year

ProsLots of work to learn,

ConsLots of work for a intern to do

Advice to Senior Managementwould have been better if conversion rate from interns to full time is more

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Senior Buyer (Current Employee)
Newtown Square, PA

I have been working at SAP full-time for more than 8 years

Prosflexible work/life
Flexible yet goals and compensation are taking a nose dive

ConsGerman management with unaligned views

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Great company with opportunities

Senior Support Engineer (Current Employee)
Newtown Square, PA

I have been working at SAP full-time for more than 7 years

ProsBig company that has many different kind of opportunities. If you don't like the group you're working in, SAP is so large that you can seek out other groups within the company. The company also has multiple locations, so you're not always stuck in Newtown Square, PA, although this is somewhat dependent on the group you're in and your position.

ConsWork life balance is not always great.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Good Work like balance

Project Manager (Former Employee)
Palo Alto, CA

I worked at SAP full-time for more than 7 years

ProsLaid back not pressured, job security

ConsNot that much action, the ship moves quite slowly

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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The NEW SAP is great, the OLD SAP is painful

Product Management (Current Employee)
Palo Alto, CA

I have been working at SAP full-time for more than 7 years

ProsVery loyal, very large global customer base. Usually one of a few strategic vendors that the largest companies in the world rely on.

Flexible work environment. Nice people (no screamers). SAP genuinely cares about its employees and wants them to like the company.

Company is changing - very different from 5 years ago. New businesses are moving fast and highly competitive.

ConsOrg structures can be very convoluted and very global. There is some emphasis on co-location but easy to have people from Germany, India, US all on the same team. Try getting them on a con call.

Very much a technology focused go-to-market structure in a business where solutions matter more to customers.

German HQ is very detached from realities of Silicon Valley. Structural influence of the German Works Council is corrosive - limits mgmt from reacting to market trends.

Advice to Senior ManagementMove to a structure of global business units aligned to market opportunities. As much as possible locate these in friendly business environments

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Welcome to SAP I0000000

IT Support Tech (Former Employee)
Newtown Square, PA

I worked at SAP as an intern for less than a year

ProsIt's a large, well respected company that creates solutions for business companies, and attempts to stay at the forefront of research. Your mileage may vary in that department.

ConsYou are pretty much treated like a number. Memorize your employee number now, because that is all you are going to be asked for when dealing with other departments. All of their products need a major usability and design overhaul, and you can tell as benefits slowly disappear the direction the company is going in.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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