Sapphire Systems Employee Reviews about "work life balance"

Pros

A good CSR scheme, and some very lovely and talented people in the company that sadly are often overlooked and not very well taken care of.

Cons

I joined Sapphire when it was a much smaller company, and it was a great place to work. Talent was not only recognised, it was nurtured, and success was encouraged and rewarded. Sadly whilst the growth of the business benefited those who stood to profit from it most, it killed what was a great company spirit, and what made it great in the first place seems to have been forgotten. It became too corporate, where the customer first ethos only applied where the customer had significant sums of money to part with, for what became an average quality of service. The rise of an “in-crowd” that gained favour with the directors despite having no one’s interests at heart but their own created division within the business, and the daily micro-management that even went as far as having to ring in when you were out of the office, to advise when you were going into a meeting, with whom, and when you’d be back to the office (despite your diary clearly showing all the information), made it a very uncomfortable place to work. It became increasingly challenging when facing customers to promote a business that wasn't acting in the best interests of staff or its customers. If you aren’t prepared to make sacrifices to your work / personal life balance,(by sacrifice I mean eradicate) and work under a management microscope which will undoubtedly fail to recognise any talent you may have, then this isn’t the place for you. The saying goes you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, and whilst on the outside Sapphire may look like the ideal place to work, it’s a horror story underneath.

Pros

* Fast paced and dynamic environment * Continues to expand adding positive challenges to my role * Friendly staff across the whole organisation and a diverse culture * Management constantly look out for their employees * Good work / home life balance * Lovely office and great location

Cons

* Worked in a few places before joining here and there is not much wrong in comparison - Generally a good place to work

Pros

Staff, existing teams, location, great middle management,

Cons

Micro-Management, Zero Trust by Board of Directors, No Values, No work life balance, Fake reviews posted by senior staff

Pros

- Cares about learning and training opportunities to develop skills - Strong team culture across own team and other department - Office environment and benefits e.g. subsidised gym membership, Perkbox, private medical insurance - Forward thinking and leading SAP and Infor software partner - Transparency from Senior Management - Excellent work life balance

Cons

- Nothing so far that I could share at this point

Pros

• The office is excellent with a wonderful localisation. • People at Sapphire are very nice and friendly. • Here you have the opportunity to work with great people around all world, becoming more diverse. • Work colleagues are constantly sharing knowledge and always willing to help and support. • Manager open to listening and assist you pointing in the right direction. • Excellent work/life balance. • Working with Global Customers;

Cons

Some internal processes can be improved.

Pros

Really nice colleagues, excellent working environment, office in the Shard , work life balance is perfect and uncapped holidays.

Cons

No cons for working at this company