"Sage is not for you" - Anonymous employee Sage Employee Review

1.0
Apr 26, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Sage’s regular employees — the ones truly keeping the company afloat — are talented, hardworking individuals who deserve better.

Cons

- For years, Sage hired talented people far from major office hubs across Europe, promoting flexibility and remote-first work. Without proper support or planning, Sage has now reversed course, enforcing a mandatory three-day office policy. - Leadership has shown no regard for the disruption caused to employees' lives and families, - Instead of fostering dialogue, Sage has resorted to surveillance, tracking employees’ laptop IP addresses to monitor office attendance. - During All Hands meetings, Steve Hare and others senior leaders openly address employees with hostility, stating “Sage is not for you” if they question the new mandates. - Middle managers and directors have been entirely useless — either staying silent or parroting corporate talking points, offering no real support to their teams. - A vocal minority of sycophants drowns out genuine concerns, further deepening a toxic workplace culture and silencing honest feedback. - Morale has collapsed across the company, with motivation at an all-time low. - It is evident that Sage is deliberately pushing employees to resign rather than conducting a proper, transparent layoff. - Senior leadership remains completely disconnected from the real struggles of employees, while continuing to cash out millions annually in company shares. - Sadly, under the current leadership, Sage has abandoned its values, its people, and any sense of humanity.

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Sage Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns with us. In alignment with our values, we are committed to further strengthening our people-focused culture to benefit our customers, colleagues and partners. This heavily involves creating opportunities for in-person collaboration where our colleagues can foster enhanced working relationships and achieve extraordinary outcomes together. Our hybrid working structure is designed to support these goals. Please discuss any individual concerns or adjustment needs with your manager. We are dedicated to empowering you to thrive.

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Sage Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear about the challenges you’ve described around leadership continuity, targets, growth, and ways of working. We recognise the impact that stability, clear accountability, and achievable goals can have on the day-to-day experience of our colleagues, particularly within sales and customer-facing roles. We shall share your feedback with leaders for their visibility as we continue to evolve how we support our teams to truly thrive at work. If you have any additional insights to share, please leave us more feedback via our internal Always Listening forum or through your manager. Thank you again for sharing your perspective.
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