Sage reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(5,261 total reviews)
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Steve Hare

70% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Sage has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,261 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
Sep 14, 2017

Do not work here!

Anonymous employee
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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.
1.0
Jul 18, 2017

Marketing

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Pros

Intelligent, talented people; ability to work from home

Cons

Management is short-sighted and majors in minors, creating a culture of fear and mistrust.

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Sage Response
8y
Thanks for your feedback. Our people at Sage continually to be awesome and inspire all of us across Sage - this is great, and really makes coming to work so much more pleasurable. Work life balance is great for colleagues and the Company itself, so it's something Sage endeavors to offer colleagues, so great to hear it worked for you. Unethical behaviour is not tolerated at Sage. We’re building a great business and it is important that our success is delivered in the right way, doing the right things – the Sage Way. Our Code of Conduct is the DNA of how we should conduct our professional and personal behaviour. It sets out the business standards expected and gives colleagues information on how they can behave ethically, as well as how to report any concerns they have about business not being carried out in this manner. We have just launched a campaign and there are posters around the offices with details of colleague's local Whistleblowing helpline to report any concerns they have. Thanks again for your feedback and wish you well.
2.0
Jun 26, 2017

Terrible

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The trainers were the best part of sage and the subsidised food.

Cons

The training given lacked essential topics that are regularly questioned on the phone due to bad programming. You were treat like children over petty subjects and unrealistic goals. Colleagues with the same job title thought they would have seniority over others and didn't; they were allowed to get away with blue murder.

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Sage Response
8y
Firstly thanks for taking the time to write the review. Your experience at Sage matters to us. Unethical behaviour is not tolerated at Sage as detailed in our Code of Conduct, all colleagues here have access to the free and confidential ‘Safecall’ line in the event you wish to draw attention to any wrongdoing. To equip leaders with the tools and the skills, this year launched a new leadership development programme for 2,000 Sage leaders. Our ambition is to ensure that every day our leaders encourage, support and stretch colleagues to develop their full potential here. It will help them to quickly identify and address low levels of performance and recognize those that go ‘above and beyond’ delivering great service to our customers, partners and accountants. Thanks again for your review and we wish you all the success with your career.
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