Please read all of the reviews not just the five star if you are considering a role here. There is an underlying theme. - Anonymous employee Sage Employee Review

1.0
Apr 22, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are great. Of the few people left I know my colleagues are a great bunch of hard working people.

Cons

I cannot submit a no star review, that is the only reason there is one. Leadership appear to have no idea what is going on. Hopping from one so called innovative idea to another. We have to watch videos which show these sycophants self congratulating each other and being referred to as his “Rockstars” by the chief executive. It’s payroll software not Apple. Blame culture. A theme running through many of these reviews is people feeling they are being hounded out of their jobs which the standard response will deny. Well right now I can see this happening. Colleagues that have worked hard and have decades of knowledge and experience being undermined and questioned at every turn. People I admire for their knowledge and attitude suddenly having to qualify their every move and being treated like pariahs . Not by their direct managers but at a higher level. Putting direct managers in such a horrible position they leave. Colleagues are constantly stressed and worried every time a group meeting is called its our time for the chop. And yes I see someone has mentioned this year we have a people survey that we can write comments in. After last years survey that had loaded questions, restricted answer choices( positive, really positive or over enthusiastically positive) and the level of complaints they received about it they had to make a change or look even more foolish. Please don’t contact me to ask if I will discuss my review. We can have that conversation at my exit interview.

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3.0
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Pros

-Pay’s decent -Benefits are solid -The Sage Foundation feels like proper philanthropy -Some genuinely nice people -If you’re happy treating work as just a payslip and don’t mind things being a bit dull, Sage is actually quite a comfortable place to be. That stability is a real perk

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-Far too many layers of middle management and general bureaucracy -The Ai push is getting a bit daft -Not especially innovative, so the work can feel quite uninspiring. I’m grateful to be employed, but if you’re after something more interesting, Sage will probably disappoint. That said, some people prefer it that way, fair enough -The office / hybrid requirements feel a bit pointless -Sage doesn’t tend to do layoffs, which is good, but it does mean there are quite a few people where you’re not entirely sure what they do. A lot of meetings, essentially. Even the positives come with trade-offs

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Sage Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughtful and balanced review. We’re pleased to hear that you value your compensation and benefits, as well as the work our Foundation do, among the areas you’ve highlighted. We also recognise the points you’ve raised around bureaucracy, innovation, and the pace and focus of change. Different people are motivated by different things at work, and it’s helpful to hear honest perspectives on how our structure, processes, and priorities can impact day‑to‑day experience and engagement. Feedback like yours helps inform ongoing conversations as we continue to evolve our ways of working, use technology more meaningfully, and improve the products and experiences we create for our customers. If you’re open to sharing further insight, we encourage you to do so through our Always Listening survey. Thank you again for your openness and for being part of Sage.
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