SAS reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(3,102 total reviews)
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Jim Goodnight

81% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

SAS has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,102 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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2.0
Mar 21, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The employees are phenomenally talented, bright and I miss them immensely. The benefits package, amenities and HQ campus environment are world class. The ability to make changes to process and challenge status quo is solid - change is generally embraced.

Cons

All that glitters is not gold. The outside world sees the media hype, but it is just another organization with flaws and its on the decline. The pay rates are inadequate when compared to others in the industry. Inconsistent standards from one division to another are morale busters. The lack of a clearly defined and communicated succession plan is detrimental to retaining quality employees and undermines client relationships -- it is primed for an acquisition particularly when Dr. Goodnight passes.

4.0
Mar 20, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work environment is very friendly. The subsidiary that I work for, Brazil, has high graduated persons with a collaborative behavior.

Cons

Brazilian operation is relatively short. So, it is hard to get a promotion if you are in a higher level, like Sr. manager. - the company has only 5 directors and the general manager.

1.0
Mar 18, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great creature comforts. Wonderful benefits and facilities, if you have a lifestyle that fits the company's vision.

Cons

SAS is full of the dumbest people I have ever worked with. It is the opposite of a meritocracy. There is no reward for hard work or excellence. People just fill a chair until retirement. Salary, benefits, vacation, even the office you get, all depend only on one thing: how long you've been there. The brightest person in the world could walk into SAS and in 3 years do the work of 20 of their coworkers, and still would make less than someone who has been there 4 years and done literally nothing. I know people who stopped coming into work all together. No one even noticed. The largess of the 25 year monopoly is starting to wear off. SAS does not innovate. They simply are riding out their reputation from the days when they did, and their wealth of recurring contracts. If you are a hard working person who tries to make a difference at their job, SAS will chew you up and spit you out. If you were a "D is for diploma!" kind of college graduate, and you happen to know somebody who already works at SAS, Welcome! It will be the best career you can get until you retire or SAS pisses off enough customers to no longer be able to drag along all the dead weight, whichever comes first.

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