Horrible Culture and Dysfunctional Leadership - Anonymous employee Sage Employee Review

1.0
Apr 26, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Paid Time Off - 21 days

Cons

Pay attention to the negative reviews - They are telling the truth about the 'true' culture and leadership of Sage. The fake positive reviews are being driven by the company trying to improve their Glassdoor ratings compared to their competitors, rather than fixing the root causes of the horrible culture and dysfunctional leadership. There's no true strategy for the company. It's like throwing spaghetti against a wall to see which strategy will work in each of the regions. They are in financial trouble now because they don't know how to properly manage their revenue and expenses, so they overspend without ensuring they have enough money to cover costs. In desperation with their stock price plummeting to the lowest it's ever been in the history's company, they are firing as many as people as they can to make sure the end of the year financial goals are met in September. They don't care about employees and use the performance management process to put as many people on Performance Improvement Plans to eventually fire them. This happens frequently throughout the year. The culture is heartless and very stressful with many employees going on medical leave (if they don't leave first) because of the toxic culture. It's a poisonous company - Seriously, stay away!!!

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Pros

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Cons

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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

Cons

-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
1mo
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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