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      3.5

      63% would recommend to a friend

      (5,257 total reviews)
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      Steve Hare

      70% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

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      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

      Sage has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,257 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sage employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.7 stars).

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      1.0
      Jan 10, 2017

      Incompetent leadership

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Smart and dedicated people work very hard to keep up with the pandemonium.

      Cons

      Constant turmoil, incompetent leadership in Atlanta (in way over her head). There's no long-term business plan - it morphs daily. Bonuses are a joke. Lots of fake reviews on this site.

      1.0
      Oct 7, 2016

      Technical Support Advisor

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice building, some nice people. That's about it.

      Cons

      Everything. The products are built on technology that is prehistoric. What makes things better is the fact that the developers haven't got a clue how to migrate the legacy software to something more up to date, without disrupting the current cash flow of yearly upgrades. If you're rubbish at your job you can almost guarantee to end up in some sort of management position. If you're good at your job, you will not be allowed to move until they feel you are earning too much and will force you to leave. Probably the worst place I've ever worked.

      1.0
      Apr 20, 2016

      Contemptible Annual Review Process...

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Sage has an annual review process in which employees are able to provide feedback on their own performance. The leaders then complete their own ratings of the employees. An employee's bonus and merit increase are tied to this performance process.

      Cons

      The annual review process is rigged. It is all based on a preset curve. Someone has to be on top and someone has to be on the bottom. This means that even if a department has a team of excellent employees the managers are forced to rate someone as Needs Improvement (NI) even if they don't deserve this rating. If the managers don't pick someone or fight back against the low rating of someone who doesn't deserve it the VPs and HR get involved and force the decision. Depending on the size of the department it may be more than one who is unfairly rated. This has a direct effect on an employee's bonus and merit increase and has been used as a way for a manager or VP to get back at an employee they don't like or want to see leave. It also controls overall costs for the company. It helps to hire new employees with the "promise" of a bonus but then rate that employee low enough so they don't have to give it to them at the end of the year. Money saved-employees lose.

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      Thanks for spending time and writing a review. In 2014 Sage introduced a global performance process and rating system to provide a framework where colleagues are recognised and rewarded for their performance contribution in a consistent way. This is in line with the Sage Values – in particular our value of ‘Doing the Right Thing’. Sage is already a successful business and we want to grow further so goal setting helps us achieve our ambitions. It is therefore important that goals for individuals are completely aligned with the business. All colleagues, along with their manager, should regularly review their goals and assess progress during their one-on-one meetings. Whilst we have guidelines in place I can assure you the process is not forced. Our HR teams support our managers in the performance process to objectively help them with consistency, levelling and fairness. Indeed, our global performance data for FY15 shows that we have a large skew towards positive ratings which means that 90% of our colleagues were rated as Meeting Expectations or above. Sage prides itself on rewarding colleagues for high performance and offers a range of competitive merit incentives for high performance including the annual Platinum Elite where 120 high performing colleagues win a holiday at a luxury holiday destination. Thanks for the feedback.
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