Once good company now completely in the gutter. Look elsewhere ! - Network Engineer SageNet Employee Review

1.0
Jul 15, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

OK high deductible health plan. Not the worst Decent salary

Cons

If you plan on having a life with your family, forget it. Company takes complete advantage of exempt employees. Leaving was best decision I ever made. Engineers are on call 24/7. And many others that are suffocating. Don’t expect much sleep. HR knows this and will give a half hearted rebuttal attempting to dispute these facts on this post about a struggling company. But that’s their job. They are good people who know truth. Look-the HR folks make comments about it outside of work too. Look at LinkedIn and see HR supporting terminated employees offering help and empathy.That says it all. 401K - downright embarrassing match. Once per year and well below dollar for dollar. No real chance for investing to occur Crappy PTO plan and lots of pressure not to take it due to poor staffing. My boss called me on PTO or vacation constantly and yelled when I told him I was fishing with my kids and couldn’t help. Daryl Woodard - worst CEO I’ve ever met. We constantly joked in the break room about praying for his retirement. Including someone from HR! Emotional terminations he’s made on the spot for someone questioning his way, as well as ego trips. Hes also asked managers to hire certain people for positions. Being his friend is a great thing. All of my friends who still work there say it’s getting worse. Google his interviews to see what a prize this man is. No further words needed. Typical out of touch wealthy executive who couldn’t care less about state of the workerbees. Sales team treats engineering and other departments like servants while they are on the road. They work 8 hours Teamwork - due to everyone In ops being stressed and overworked we lash out at each other constantly. I agree with the post that said all departments hate each other. Not far from reality. I would estimate 75% of company is unhappy. I know most engineers, PM, CIM are trying to find new jobs now because market is good. Took me 2 weeks Did a layoff and then apparently bought rights to a convention center here in Tulsa recently. Customers screaming constantly because of sagenet systems, failure to invest in staff.

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SageNet Response Brad Wise, CEO Thank you for your feedback and the generally positive comments regarding our health plan, salary, HR team and good people working here. I’d like to take a few minutes to address the less than positive comments. Regarding work/life balance, we believe in the importance of balancing a career and personal life. Finding this balance can be struggle, especially in a growing managed services business providing essential services to a 24/7customer base. We strive to provide a rewarding workplace and hope, in turn, that this will have a positive effect on life outside of work. Re 401K and PTO. We encourage every associate to participate in our 401K plan. The annual match is tied to overall company performance. Over the last 5 years, the 401K match has averaged 2.7%. Our Paid Time Off (PTO) starts at 15 days per year for new associates and increases with tenure, starting at 1 year. We also offer 7 paid holidays annually as well as 4 paid volunteer hours per quarter. We also encourage our associates to take time off and believe it provides valuable time with family and friends, and makes for a happier, more productive workforce. Regarding Daryl Woodard, our Founder and Chairman (and until recently, CEO). Daryl started the company more than 20 years ago and has been instrumental in growing SageNet to more than 400 associates with multiple regional offices. He remains actively involved in the company and enjoys an excellent reputation for genuinely caring about our associates, as well as his philanthropic activities. There are few companies our size in which any employee can request and get one-on-one time with the CEO or Chairman. I hope that our current associates will do so, should they wish. Regarding teamwork. Interdepartmental friction is always a challenge, particularly in a growing company and in a fast-paced marketplace. We are working to create a more frictionless experience both internally and for our customers. Our hope is with our focus on transparency, empathy and open communications, team spirit will continue to grow. Our latest semi-annual anonymous employee survey from earlier this year shows a job satisfaction level of 3.98 out of 5 stars and is generally trending higher from year to year. That said, our leadership team will not be happy until we achieve 5 out of 5. And finally, regarding naming rights for the Tulsa Expo Center, for which SageNet was recently awarded a 5-year contract naming rights contract. The soon to be renamed SageNet Center is one of the largest clear-span buildings in the world, it hosts numerous events and is part of the larger fairgrounds which draws more than 1 million visitors annually. We are honored to have SageNet associated with this important regional magnet for tourism and economic development activities. We see this as an opportunity to increase SageNet’s name recognition and business development opportunities. Again, thank you for taking the time to post. Feedback, positive or negative, is always welcome as we continue to learn and grow.

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