Pros
Colleagues work hard to try to keep themselves and the company afloat Flexible working if you're lucky to land in a team that allows you to be An inkling of recognition amongst certain management tiers (mainly People) that there is an actual crisis going on - they are now doing more in terms of asking for opinions with Pulse surveys every quarter. Although nothing has yet changed.
Cons
The resemblance to the Titanic is striking - a big giant, slowly sinking with everyone on board. People jumping off in a bid to be safe whilst an orchestra plays on, trying to remain oblivious to what is happening before their very eyes. It's a great pity to see so many intelligent, hard-working people all trying to do their best in this situation. No bonuses, technology from 12 years ago, budgets cuts left, right and centre. Travel bans, hiring bans. People being fired the same day as it's "Bring your kid to work". It all goes to show how out of touch some members of Sage management team are. Morale is at an all time low - our HR team has been depleted and their jobs moved to Poland. Trying to get anything done is just a huge effort that can take MONTHs to resolve, even the simplest of things. Revolving doors mean that people either leave on their own accord after 6 months of experiencing what it's like to work here, or are seen out of the door. We've all seen people be lured in from great companies to just leave within a few months. No summer party, probably no Christmas party. All renovations of Sage Newcastle office cancelled just after they started to save budget. The impending bell curve performance system that we are being told does not exist, but managers are asked to provide figures on when rating their teams. There have been talk of there being a new rating system - but as usual this has not materialised nor timing has been given for when it will.
