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      Do not work here! - Anonymous employee Sage Employee Review

      1.0
      Sep 14, 2017
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Just one - there's free parking!

      Cons

      Incompetent, insensitive, egotistical management with no people skills. Main concern is not actual work, but completing PDRs. In 6 months had no 1 to 1 with my manager. Loud, open-plan offices where it is difficult to concentrate. One hour lunch, in the very isolated (and cold) building is far too long - 30 minutes would be fine and then leave 30 minutes early?! There is an overriding feeling of negativity, unhappiness and worry (quite a few redundancies) from the majority of staff.

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      Sage Response
      8y
      Thanks for your feedback and sorry to read you weren't happy. We have 2,000 or so people leaders at Sage and we understand how important it is to have a great and inspiring leader - we have many here at Sage but we can do better. Hence, earlier this year we invested in our tailor-made Leading for Leaders programme. Leaders will be encouraged throughout FY17 to participate and achieve a ‘License to Lead’ which will open up further development in FY18, as well as other support benefits. All colleagues should have regular one-to-ones with their manager and a mid-year review and full performance review. I know you've left, but if colleagues are not having these, either speak with their manager or contact their People Business Partner.

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      Pros

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      Cons

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      2.0
      Jun 8, 2026
      Account executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      was hired as remote and get to have that honored, but have been openly told no career progression because of remote status. decent pay

      Cons

      Leadership instability: Seven manager changes during my relatively short tenure. Unrealistic targets: A sales quota set at 1,100% growth (not a typo). Slow product development: Getting anything actioned on the product side takes far too long. Product management turnover: Three product manager changes, resulting in no meaningful deliverables in over three years. Misaligned hiring priorities: Greater emphasis on DEI optics than on hiring people positioned to drive growth. Internal vs. customer focus: More energy spent on internal events than on product enhancements. Lack of accountability (the biggest issue): No one takes ownership. Responsibility gets passed around constantly — for example, client cancellations going unprocessed because they impact someone's numbers. Managers have openly encouraged pushing the work onto someone else rather than handling it.

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      Sage Response
      5d
      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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