Grew tired of this corporate cliche - Anonymous employee Sage Employee Review

2.0
Sep 18, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

It's hard and it will ask the best of you, and push you. You will learn a lot here. The share-save scheme is good. Healthcare is good also - not massive but allows you to claim some back for sports massage, dental etc. Charity volunteering days are good.

Cons

Never-ending deathmarch of unachievable deadlines, to satisfy higher-ups, management, and ultimately the greed of the shareholders. As far as the software goes, the SDLC is not the best. The customer is never consulted on a new a feature before its built to see if its worthwhile building, and never consulted afterwards to see how it can be improved. The focus is simply on "building the next new thing". A lot of good people have left.

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5.0
Apr 28, 2026
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Pros

Good benefits. Strong company. Customer focus.

Cons

Frequent Executive changes. Trimming in Engineering teams interferes with product changes.

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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