Poor management - UX Designer Sage Employee Review

1.0
Dec 4, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

None. Seriously can't think of any benefits

Cons

Firstly - it's cringe to see all of the fake reviews posted on here. Seems that the company have asked some of their more loyal staff to give 5 star reviews to drag the rating up. Senior management push their own agendas. Forcing people back in the office for 3 days "or there will be consequences" when you employed people on remote agreements or one day a fortnight. There are people in the company genuinely going off with stress due to the fact they will be sacked in the new year and can't physically go in for 3 days (and Sage will reply and give the standard hybrid speil here) Pushing a half-assed ai agenda Pushing to new territories when existing platform isn't good enough PMs make all the calls and ignore the teams expertise Putting people on PIPs as underhanded tactics to make them leave, or pave the way to get shut of them C-suite team are a bunch of old school people who are so removed from the real world... Telling people "if you don't agree to the new terms, find another job" easy then your earning hundred of thousands, or even millions a year. The minions at the bottom don't have it as easy to pay for child care, dog care, travel costs etc.

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Sage Response
1y
Thank you for leaving us your feedback. We wish you all the best in your next career adventure and will continue finding ways to ensure that our colleagues get the support they need to thrive no matter their circumstances.

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Sage Response
1w
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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