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      Becoming a dictatorship - Principal Software Engineer Sage Employee Review

      1.0
      Nov 11, 2025
      Principal software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Immediate engineering team was strong, smart with passionate people. Technology stacks are reasonable modern in pockets.

      Cons

      Sage lacks coherent product strategy. Senior leadership seems to flip directions every quarter, which results in our roadmap being pulled, reworked or cancelled frequently. Culture change felt reactive rather than strategic. Lots of references to how Microsoft operated from 10 years ago from ex Microsoft colleagues in management. Seems like the Sage vision was just management trying to recreate Microsoft here. Mandatory office attendance (3 days/week) enforced even if nearest office is a long commute and impractical.

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      Sage Response
      6mo
      Thank you for sharing your perspective. We appreciate your recognition of the strength and passion within our engineering teams and we hear your concerns. We’ll continue to focus on the areas you’ve highlighted, where there are opportunities for further development. Your feedback is truly valuable, so thank you for taking the time to share it. We wish you every success in your career moving forward.

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      5.0
      Jun 5, 2026
      Account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      They will work with you and teach you everything you need to know and help you as long as you help yourself and meet kpi but they help you meet it

      Cons

      No cons to add at this time

      2.0
      Jun 8, 2026
      Account executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      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
      2d
      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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