I would have said the pro was working remotely, but that was taken away, despite meeting all of our goals.
Cons
Our team met all sales goals for FY22 while working from home. Our reward? Forcing us to come into the office two days every week, adding many hours to our day commuting, which is unpaid and comes out of our free time.
Sage Response
3y
Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear your feedback. We are proud that you and your team put your best foot forward and smashed your FY22 goals. We encourage our colleagues to come into the office because we believe that our people and their relationships with each other have always made Sage a special place to work. Although this is the case, please reach out to your manager or wider team to discuss the dynamics of your flexibility. We want to ensure you feel fully supported and happy about working in our hybrid environment
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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Sage Response
2w
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.