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      Started great but their values soon dropped and became an unbearable place to work - Business Data Analyst Sage Employee Review

      1.0
      Mar 30, 2026
      Business data analyst
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      Pros

      The graduate scheme was a great start to life at Sage. The pay was good for a graduate and you get good benefits. There was no strict rules about when you should attend the office and managers seemed very supportive.

      Cons

      After a couple of years, managers seems to change the way they treat people once they had extracted all the information they needed. Pay rises went from good jumps to 1.5% increases (less than inflation). Many managers I worked with received promotions off what was seemingly the work I was doing, whilst I was still in the same role. Once I started asking for promotions, I was removed from major projects and asked to train my replacements. The final nail in the coffin was moving to three mandatory days in the office and the CEO stating that if you don't like that, Sage isn't the place for you. They seemed to have forgotten one of their four values was human, I guess it's AI now?

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      Sage Response
      1mo
      Thank you for sharing such a detailed perspective on your time at Sage. It’s great to hear that your early experience through the graduate scheme made a positive impression. We’re sorry to hear that your experience changed over time. While promotions, pay decisions, and project opportunities can be influenced by a range of factors, we understand how a lack of clarity or a perceived imbalance in these areas can affect trust, motivation, and overall engagement. Our values continue to underpin how we operate as a business, including how we aim to support colleagues in their growth and development. This is why your feedback is so valuable to us. It has been noted and shared internally as part of our ongoing efforts to learn, reflect, and improve. We appreciate you taking the time to raise these points candidly, and thank you for the contributions you made during your time at Sage. As you move forward in your career, we wish you every success.

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      5.0
      May 23, 2026
      Senior manager developer platform content
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      Pros

      Working at Sage these past 4 years has been both rewarding and energizing. I’ve really valued the opportunity to collaborate with talented teams across the business while helping evolve our Developer Content organization into a broader developer experience and AI-enabled function. One of the most meaningful parts of the experience has been seeing how open people are to innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. It’s been exciting to contribute to initiatives that improve both internal workflows and the experience for our developer community. I’m grateful for the relationships, growth opportunities, and trust I’ve been given throughout the year, and I’m looking forward to what’s ahead.

      Cons

      With so much innovation and transformation happening across the company, priorities can evolve quickly — but it also creates exciting opportunities to learn, adapt, and contribute to meaningful change.

      3.0
      Apr 15, 2026
      Marketing
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      Pros

      -Pay’s decent -Benefits are solid -The Sage Foundation feels like proper philanthropy -Some genuinely nice people -If you’re happy treating work as just a payslip and don’t mind things being a bit dull, Sage is actually quite a comfortable place to be. That stability is a real perk

      Cons

      -Far too many layers of middle management and general bureaucracy -The Ai push is getting a bit daft -Not especially innovative, so the work can feel quite uninspiring. I’m grateful to be employed, but if you’re after something more interesting, Sage will probably disappoint. That said, some people prefer it that way, fair enough -The office / hybrid requirements feel a bit pointless -Sage doesn’t tend to do layoffs, which is good, but it does mean there are quite a few people where you’re not entirely sure what they do. A lot of meetings, essentially. Even the positives come with trade-offs

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      Sage Response
      1mo
      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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