Poorly managed aimless company - Lead Software Engineer Sabre Employee Review

1.0
May 16, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Some great people work here for some reason. I worked alongside some very talented developers, product owners, and architects. It’s easy to keep a good work life balance, I never worked above 40 hours in a week ever.

Cons

Management could not be more clueless, flailing around aimlessly like a rudderless ship. Trying a new strategy every four months, no surprise that nothing works out when you never give anything time to cook. Constant reshuffles of teams and priorities, everything constantly felt like we were just lines on a spreadsheet being played with until it looked good, with no thought given to the real world human beings that those lines represented. The most recent round of layoffs were done in the most unprofessional haphazard way I have ever seen in my entire career, leaving the whole company hanging for two weeks waiting for news. Career progression is utterly meaningless, I received multiple promotions that meant absolutely nothing, no raise or anything. Compensation is subpar for the industry, unless you are in the C-suite of course.

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Pros

Great people and work life balance.

Cons

Not much direction and clarity from upper management.

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Pros

Friendly coworkers and managers Good PTO Hybrid work schedule

Cons

Frequent layoffs Unreasonable work expectations No upward movement Low pay vs market Some departments don’t abide by hybrid expectations, so your team may be there 9-5 three days per week while another team shows up once or twice a week for only a few hours. Overly focused on AI while the stock still underperforms.

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