A ton of politics - Senior Software Architect SAP Employee Review

3.0
Mar 16, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- probably the "least evil" of the big software companies - very big on sustainability/environmentalism/social consciousness - fantastic bike commuter program - great layoff package

Cons

- lots of night-time meetings with india development center, including frequent meetings on sunday nights and other non-work hours - management cares much more about politics than technical details - lip service paid to quality but very little action - almost all growth seems to be targeted for india, which means the silicon valley office is stagnant - they laid off all of San Ramon office just to save on building costs, implying that bean counters are in charge

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SAP Response
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We greatly appreciate your review. Please know that we do not stand for office politics and we trust our employees to make work a good atmosphere for others.

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