It was a great place to work, not anymore... - Anonymous employee Sage Employee Review

1.0
28 Feb 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The company has changed a lot in the last couple of years and from my perspective there are very few pros left - big brand - flexible working

Cons

- no longer an executive team in Ireland - management operated remotely from the UK, dependant on manager you might be expected to travel monthly (not reciprocated by manager) to avail of quality conversations with manager - no knowledge of the Irish market by any of the management team in the uk yet they are dictating what should / shouldn't happen in Ireland - impossible to innovate in Ireland, if your idea is not known / used previously in the UK there is no chance it will be considered - autonomy has been removed from Ireland - poor quality staff promoted at high level vs good quality staff; this is based on politics and who you know - very poor advancement opportunities in Ireland - employee satisfaction initiatives and communication now seem to just be a tick in the box compared to a couple of years ago when these were genuine and it was felt that management cared about employees - a big divide in the office between the legacy product teams and the newer product teams; some bad feeling with a perception that newer team is receiving higher compensation than legacy product staff

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2.0
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Pros

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
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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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