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