Sage is a trainwreck of a software company. From any angle...operational, HR, product, systems, support, you name it - it is an utter cluster. There are no standard processes/procedures/ways-of-working across its many products, regions, and channels. Sage is effectively a rubber-band-ball of companies that have been wrapped together over time, but never truly intergrated or aligned to a single way of running the business. As a result, there is no consistency or standards in systems, task ownership, project prioritization (or in any operational sense) across the many products/regions that exist within the company.
Management constantly foists unrealistic targets / priorities / deadlines on rank-and-file workers with no consideration given to bandwidth, thoughful planning or longer-term/strategic thinking or vision. Get the thing done now and ship it, consequences...who cares? Worry about it then. It's like organization / executive leadership A.D.D. Sometimes, you don't even end up finishing the major project/priority/thing you're working on because the marching orders have completely changed in the 2 months since the thing kicked off. This happens across the company.
Leaders love to talk about "the 14" (the ~14 major initiatives across the business) but really, the ~14 things are more like "79." Nevermind that there is inadequate resourcing within many orgs of the business to actually deliver on these objectives. Just get them done. Figure it out.
To create further confusion and uncertainty, Sage typically likes to re-org / re-structure every 6-12 months. I have been at the company for not even 3 years and so far have witnessed 3 major re-orgs, two of which included widespread staff reductions. And these are just the major instances of shuffling the deck chairs.
In spite of the executive mismanagement, there is a core bunch of truly decent, good, down to earth, hard working people scattered about this company. Lots of good senses of humor. But with the way things are going there is little reason to stay around.
For starters, the company recently "doubled down on hybrid work" (as it was pitched internally) but for folks not fully remote employees (that's most of us) that headline is a BS way of putting a positive spin on being forced back into the office 3 days ad week.
On top of that, for 2025, compensation reductions have been announced for certain employees, even for those in good standing with a track record of strong performance. Those of us hit with comp cuts are left wondering if it's a way of trying to push us out before another round of staff reductions or if it is just plain old slimy.
If you're considering joining Sage, think it over long & carefully. Some teams are OK, others are just awful. Speak to people that have been in your role/org, if at all possible to get a read on what you're in for. And in any case, be prepared for to be subject to the whims of leadership, including forced return to office, constant re-orgs, shifting priorities and objectives, and arbitrary changes to your compensation
