CoE Support Engineer - Support Engineer SAP Employee Review

2.0
Oct 8, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible work hours Some opportunity to travel Canteen with free food Some good managers if you are lucky Opportunity to work with some really great people Opportunity to develop by using Ireland as a launch pad to move onto better things, USA for example.

Cons

The decision for SAP to have a base in Ireland is about being low cost Management ratio to the number employees they manage can be high. You can be left feeling not valued if you work hard and the remuneration package for the responsibilities of the role and working hard is not good. People identified and progressed to management are not based on their ability either as a Tech lead or HR manager Bad attitude to training and development; learning on the job is often said in meetings, which is really about saving money and meeting managers productivity targets. SAP push for employees to complete survey awards to be seen as a great employer rather than creating the actual lived experience on the ground. Not an environment where you can confidently express concerns in team meetings or highlight problems as these will either get ignored or in the worst case scenario the complainant becomes the problem. Increasingly silo mentality is occurring across and within teams. SAP do not retain talent, seen this over the years it is a revolving door where people are not people, but referred to as resources Work life balance has been an issue from day one

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SAP Response
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We’re so sorry to hear about your frustration with the Company and will forward your feedback in the right direction. In the meantime, we strongly recommend you reach out to HR Direct to have a personal conversation about your issues. The team is available to help. and guide you what the best approach is in each of the cases you mentioned above. We are also working to create a great work/life balance for our employees. Please speak to your manager when work/life balance causes you any hardship, and we encourage you to use your best judgment for when putting work aside is best for you/your family.

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