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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2.0
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Pros

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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear about the challenges you’ve described around leadership continuity, targets, growth, and ways of working. We recognise the impact that stability, clear accountability, and achievable goals can have on the day-to-day experience of our colleagues, particularly within sales and customer-facing roles. We shall share your feedback with leaders for their visibility as we continue to evolve how we support our teams to truly thrive at work. If you have any additional insights to share, please leave us more feedback via our internal Always Listening forum or through your manager. Thank you again for sharing your perspective.
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