Sonae Reviews

3.7

75% would recommend to a friend

(476 total reviews)

Duarte Paulo de Azevedo

84% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Sonae has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 476 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sonae employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.7 stars).

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476 reviews
1.0
13 Sept 2018

Old and hierarchical management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Large company. Plenty of brands.

Cons

You become a manager because of social relationships, not skills. That allows some people to believe they are untouchable ... And it becomes a nightmare to work with them. I suffered harassment and could not report it.

1.0
19 Sept 2018

IT professional

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Huge number of projects; "Unlimited" budget to managed; Nice work space.

Cons

As you became older you are a good candidate to leave the company. Every year some Sonae employees are invited to leave, despite their work performance or professional "story within Sonae. You must work your social connections within Sonae in order to stay alive.

2.0
10 Nov 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

*Get to understand insides of big companies in Portugal - there aren't that many *Learn from the best practices (or worst) - you'll have the space to make mistakes, and learn as you go

Cons

*Company stuck with the idea it's has little to learn from the outer world *No connections, no mobility - don't believe anything they tell you about meritocracy *You'll find a lot of people who have no experience in the area they work, or manage even

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