Lies about offering remote working - Developer Sage Employee Review

3.0
Jun 8, 2021
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Pros

Strong job security for most roles (occasionally positions do become redundant but not very often) Immediate team/colleagues are always friendly and helpful.

Cons

Remote working took off the table by middle management despite upper management saying there would be 'flexibility' "Older" management do not value employee wishes to work from home full time, they say they do at the company level but then the teams decide. Legacy software is terrible to work with and no end in sight for teams responsible for maintaining it, would much rather be working on the 'cool' new stuff.

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Sage Response
5y
Thank you for your review; we appreciate your feedback. Since 2020 our colleagues have shown that they are adaptable, resilient, and have continued to thrive while working away from the office. However, we know that our colleagues have missed being able to come together as a team. Having listened to colleagues' feedback, we enter our next chapter of work with a framework for how, where, and when we work, which we have termed Flexible Human Work. Flexible Human Work is driven by team agreements that will evolve as we experiment, learn and adapt our ways of working together. Our vision is to unlock all forms of flexibility (mode, location, and time). Under the Flexible Human Work approach, most colleagues will be classified as Flex workers (meaning their role can be fulfilled between a Sage hub and home office with between 1-5 days spent at a Sage hub as agreed with their line manager). Team agreements will be set at the Executive Team level, and will be based on a deep understanding of the team's work, the collaboration needs, and colleagues' preferences while also considering inclusion and fairness. If you have specific concerns, please flag these to your manager or visit the Flexible Human Work hub where additional resources and contacts can be found.

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Work life balance is the strongest attribute at Sage. Family matters and mental stablity is supported. Top notch benefits.

Cons

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2.0
Jun 8, 2026
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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
2w
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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