Great Benefits w/ Decent Pay, but limited Growth Opportunities - Data Scientist SAP Employee Review

4.0
Jan 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great for those looking to settle down for career stability, work-life balance, have families, or looking to "jumpstart" career in tech. Better opportunities if you prefer more managerial roles. - Decent base pay for amount of work, with great non-office benefits - Good Work-life balance due to European Culture - Relatively great stability (in terms of turnover) vs. similar-sized companies - Working hours not very strict, depending on manager.

Cons

Not so great for those prioritizing super competitive pay, quick career progression, or high-impact and fast-pace jobs. Especially true if you're more of a technical track person. - While pay is decent, not as competitive vs. others w/ similar market cap/size, or other large tech companies. - Jobs feel relatively low impact if you're working in non-mainline or revenue-generating products. - Heavy bureaucracy due to company size, management decisions can be slow. - Technical/non-managerial positions experience slow career progression & restricted opportunities. Feels like it takes very long time to move up the rank ladder if you're not in management track. - Majority of bonus pay is based on company performance rather than individual contribution, so not super incentivized for growth/work. - Low visibility/understanding of company's overall objectives, making purpose of projects sometimes feel very confusing or direction-less

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Pros

-great enviroment -inspiring people -work balance

Cons

-unclear directions and task -lack of support -long project timeline

4.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

The people at SAP are genuinely nice, and the culture is generally supportive. The work-life balance is good to an extent, but when you're busy, you're BUSY. SAP is highly complex so expect to take a year to ramp up.

Cons

Only way to get a high salary is if you're hired externally. They do not reward employees who are loyal to the company. Closed opportunities often have to go through the Compensation Exception Committee, creating uncertainty around earnings. Prepare for constant change, whether that's solutions being removed from your sales bag, account shifts, territory realignments, or changing compensation policies. Quotas can be difficult to attain

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