Pros
Very flexible place to work, post pandemic you can WFH as much as you like, very supportive to parents etc. They've done a good job of making days in the office worthwhile when they are enforced.
Cons
SAGE still behaves like a small publisher when it isn't one. At management level your "feedback" is continually sought but there is a company line to tow and if you don't follow it you are ostracised. This just breeds toxicity and resentment - stop asking for opinions you don't want to hear. The same is true at lower levels- constant surveys and check ins where people express dissatisfaction but then nothing is done. A lot of staff are starting to leave but having been privy to meetings about departures in the past I suspect their feedback will be disregarded. Conversely, the company has become completely paralysed by the establishment of its DEI groups which have open communication channels internally, allowing employees to publicly badmouth the company with no repercussions as it's a "safe space". Global management is a mess - cultural differences between UK and US offices are not acknowledged, leading to isolation and lack of support of UK staff managed out of the US office (it may be the same vice versa). Poor management and direction is not recognised or addressed. The company are not investing in key areas of the business and are falling behind competitors in several places. High performing staff are not challenged as well as they should be. SAGE is a good place to work if you're happy to sit back, relax and take advantage of the flexibility. I would not recommend it as a long term environment to develop personally or professionally.
