Good Work/Life Balance Emphasis, but need deal w/ European-style bureaucracy - Data Scientist SAP Employee Review

3.0
Nov 1, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great emphasis on work/life balance, especially for those who have families. The family-related benefits in particular seem relatively better vs. most companies in Singapore, allowing you to have more time & focus on your family. - Can periodically provide free food, especially for medium-large events. India & Germany offices have free food 24/7 from what I heard. - Monetary compensation and/or benefits are decent for a big tech company, but relatively amazing vs. other European tech companies. Stock benefit program in particular is quite flexible, allowing you better control of the stock benefits that you get. - Have a good sense of striving for innovation and adapt to current technologies, even though the adoption rate may be on the slower-side compared to other tech companies. - Starting to adopt a more 'fast & agile' approach while trying to balance out work/life balance , which is great for those looking for early career or introduction into the tech sector, especially Business/HR-related software products.

Cons

- Notable inefficiencies in management, i.e. getting things done/into production can be quite slow due to company size & European-style bureaucracy. - Career progression for jobs under technical tracks (Engineering, Data Science/Research) are usually rather slow due to aforementioned company size & bureaucracy. - Company size also mean impact of work/contribution may not be properly compensated & compensated, unless you have close connection to the 'top management'. This results in top talent to leave company rather early to pursue progression in other companies instead.

Explore other reviews about SAP

5.0
Jul 16, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Culture Learning Diversity Network Remote friendly

Cons

Work/Life balance Too much admin work

4.0
Jul 16, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance over time, culture of help, good opportunities to advance and move around, decent pay, ceiling for commissions is high.

Cons

Are increasingly finding ways to dock compensation and make rules around comp confusing and unclear. Internal processes, tools, and policies are incredibly complex. Very difficult to find people to support basic customer issues. Sales becomes a catchall for customer problems, leaves little time to sell. Benefits and pay increases decline year after year.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All