Not so good in the last 6 monts. - User Experience Designer Sage Employee Review

3.0
13 Jun 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- I made a review in the past in which I was talking very well about Sage, but lately things have changed. - Flexible work schedule with intensive day (9am to 3pm on Fridays and everyday in July-August). - Bonuses up to 15% of your salary.

Cons

- All "benefits" (insurance, meals etc.) are discounted from your salary, and then partially refunded when submitting your taxes. A real benefit is something the company really PAYS for you. - Not many holidays - Lately, it seems that all became very frenetic. - My latest salary review, happened at beginning of the fiscal year, is not keeping up with inflation and I'm sure they are aware of it. - We have recently been forced to show up at the office twice a week, but my team is all remote and I'm going to a noisy office to make video calls. - IT is very slow at solving your problems. My laptop broke and I waited several days to get a replacement. - Too many layers of hierarchy.

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Sage Response
2y
We appreciate your feedback and we are sorry that you feel your life at Sage experience has taken a dip. We adjusted our colleague's salaries, at the begging of the year, to give them extra support through these difficult economic times and we are sorry that you are not satisfied with your new package. We encourage you to please reach out to your manager and discuss your compensation concerns with them. We are strong advocates of our hybrid working model because we believe that connection and comradery are strengthened when people come together. Even if your team is not based in the office, it is still great that you get to mix with other colleagues from a social well-being perspective and also for networking purposes. We are becoming less hierarchical as well as we recognise that no matter our titles, we are all colleagues working together for the benefit of all our stakeholders. We hope that you shall continue to share your feedback with us regularly, both here and internally, so that we can always maintain an environment that empowers you to thrive!

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Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughtful and balanced review. We’re pleased to hear that you value your compensation and benefits, as well as the work our Foundation do, among the areas you’ve highlighted. We also recognise the points you’ve raised around bureaucracy, innovation, and the pace and focus of change. Different people are motivated by different things at work, and it’s helpful to hear honest perspectives on how our structure, processes, and priorities can impact day‑to‑day experience and engagement. Feedback like yours helps inform ongoing conversations as we continue to evolve our ways of working, use technology more meaningfully, and improve the products and experiences we create for our customers. If you’re open to sharing further insight, we encourage you to do so through our Always Listening survey. Thank you again for your openness and for being part of Sage.
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