SAP reviews

4.2

85% would recommend to a friend

(25,030 total reviews)
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Christian Klein

76% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

SAP has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 25,030 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The SAP employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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25K reviews
1.0
Jul 9, 2020

People on Visas cannot grow here

Anonymous employee
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Pros

It's a great company for someone who is not looking for an accelarated growth path or not dependent on a visa to work.

Cons

You have to maintain relationships for promotions, it's not really based on performance, if someone you know rises to the top, they will take you with you. Most of the job positions are filled without any interview or screening, so you better focus on your networking skills than hard or smart working. During the COVID, they came up with strange restrictions which require approvals at all levels, for employees that want to move to another country due to visa restrictions, company process requires board approval, that's for less than 10,000 USD expense, talk about running simple. If you establish a process where nobody but board can take decisions for expenses of such low dollar value, you just don't have trust in your L3/L4/L5 leadership team, Global mobility team in SAP acts like government office (no offense to anyone), you have to constantly beg them to get your response. You will be constantly stifled by process bureacracies and following the chain of command blessings to get simple things done, everything is strictly hierarchical.

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SAP Response
5y
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We look into it.
1.0
Jan 28, 2020

Not recommended

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Chill Work Life Balance with lots of freedom

Cons

Compensation is way below market value

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SAP Response
6y
Thank you for sharing some of your pros as well as your cons. It’s important that we use this platform to be open, honest, and transparent. SAP is built on a “tell it like it is” mindset and we are actively listening to our employees. By sharing your feedback, we read it carefully and look for ways internally on how we can improve.
4.0
Nov 1, 2019

Little Support for Victims of Harassment

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Once you’re in, there’s good opportunity to navigate your career and switch to other areas as your interest evolve and adapt.

Cons

I was hesitant to share this but was encouraged by other reviews of colleagues who seemed to have faced similar experiences with HR. SAP HR has a history of not supporting women who are facing harassment in the workplace. They are slow to act and when they do they will ask the person who reported the situation to make all the adjustments. Unless you escalate it, those accused of harassment will face little penalty while those who experienced it are made to feel guilty for even reporting it.

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SAP Response
6y
Your willingness to post your perspective is appreciated and valued. SAP is strongly committed to its anti-harassment and non-retaliation policies. We support our employees by providing multiple forums to report incidents which we objectively investigate in order to implement effective resolutions; confidentiality requirements restrict the disclosure of consequence details. All are encouraged to report occurrences of behavior inconsistent with company policy. Should you have any questions about an investigation in which you participated, please reach out to the SAP HR Compliance team – contact details can be found on the portal under Employee Services.
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