SAS reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(3,100 total reviews)
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Jim Goodnight

80% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

SAS has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,100 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SAS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0
May 26, 2020
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Pros

Excellent conditions for diminishing the assembly of a promising team to a conceited collection of self praising individuals. If obsequious and ingratiating are your go to forms of leveling up, this is the organisation for you. It's like I got into a time machine and went to the 80's. Might be worth it just for the out of body experience of living through a totally ridiculous situation for 2020. There are a lot worse companies , and a lot better. This one is squarely average but you will be frustrated if you are gen y type A. People are nice in a naive way. Helpful in a self promotion way as long as the status quo is maintained. Plenty of opportunity to shape this company for those who enjoy a unique challenge. Technology is worthy. People are genuinely well intending albeit en masse, misguided.

Cons

The symptoms of organisational neglect are exposed through the short sited, and insecure steppings of a heavily biased proportion of employees promoted by tenure. Majority use of inward looking feedback for self improvement likened to the blind leading the blind. Humility is painfully and publicly exhibited by our out of touch leadership team while leaving high performers disenchanted for their dreams of resolve and practicality. They scramble to obtain credibility while failing to discern it. I find the attitude completely lacking in energy , and innovation.

2.0
Feb 8, 2018

Company in transition

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Pros

Good work/life balance Some decent management that cares Exposure to new technology and industries Good healthcare

Cons

Insider politics A lot of promotions are given to Cary NC insiders on the ‘fast track’ ... this is BAD for moral. Lack of diversity in upper management especially in the first 3 levels which trickles down to promotions. Tepid growth, belt tightening, re-orgs, layoffs Lower pay and PTO compared to other organizations.

3.0
Oct 20, 2017
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Pros

Flexibility Great co-workers On-site gym and healthcare Most employees have their own office Onsite cafes Parental leave Some managers get it. If you have a good one, you’ll be happy and likely stay.

Cons

Legacy employees who need to retire or leave but Goodnight won’t layoff because of his pride of “years of successful growth without layoffs”. Low Salary HR’s rules don’t apply to HR No profit sharing (Used to be double digits, but it’s gone in 2018 - trying to remain competitive!) Top-heavy management Disjointed/lack of vision and focus - always playing catch-up to competitors, not building what customers want with regards to cloud. Low sales numbers = low morale Lack of work flexibility options - Goodnight built this so he wants people to come to work.

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