Management need to walk the talk... - Anonymous employee Sage Employee Review

2.0
Jul 26, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Good location & modern office (London) - Talented people - Some good charity work

Cons

- Overworked employees- several people on sick leave due to stress - Hostile environment- blame culture especially in the supporting functions - Top management not living by the organisation values. - Extremely slow decision making when it comes to any financial requirements (e.g. Hiring/replacing manpower)

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Sage Response
8y
Thanks for your feedback. This is valuable for people outside the company but especially here, inside Sage. It would help Sage mature in its leadership and organizational mission if such feedback was shared with leaders prior to you leading (maybe you did already do this?) We would ask all colleagues (if they feel comfortable to do so) to talk with their manager and People business partner for help communicating ideas more broadly. Sage needs each and every one of its colleagues to be an agent of change. We recently circulated an colleague engagement survey to capture this kind of feedback for our leadership so hopefully you had a chance to also respond to that. We appreciate your insight and wish you well with your career, wherever that may be.

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Sage Response
1w
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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