Generally pretty positive, surprising for a privately owned large process-oriented company - Anonymous employee SAS Employee Review

4.0
Sep 15, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great technology, many great people, extremely loyal customer base, ability to do your job as you and your manager see fit, great benefits (if you work at HQ, otw benefits vary greatly by location), privately-held company that tries to, and usually succeeds, to value employees over the long term rather than bowing to quarterly pressure from Wall Street.

Cons

Contempt shown by corporate facilities mgmt for remote offices and their workers, some managers (esp. Cary-based) driven more by politics than smart business-related thinking, privately held company that sometimes dismisses ideas that are 'not invented here' even if they're better.

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Cons

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Pros

Benefits: health coverage, on-site gym, childcare, healthcare center, and more. Work-life balance: predictable hours, flexibility for parents and a culture that doesn't expect you to grind 60-hour weeks.

Cons

Compensation lags the market, slow career advancement and promotions can take years. Change-resistant culture and new ideas move slowly. Leadership team manages up to just one person.

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