Lies about offering remote working - Developer Sage Employee Review

3.0
Jun 8, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Strong job security for most roles (occasionally positions do become redundant but not very often) Immediate team/colleagues are always friendly and helpful.

Cons

Remote working took off the table by middle management despite upper management saying there would be 'flexibility' "Older" management do not value employee wishes to work from home full time, they say they do at the company level but then the teams decide. Legacy software is terrible to work with and no end in sight for teams responsible for maintaining it, would much rather be working on the 'cool' new stuff.

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Sage Response
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Thank you for your review; we appreciate your feedback. Since 2020 our colleagues have shown that they are adaptable, resilient, and have continued to thrive while working away from the office. However, we know that our colleagues have missed being able to come together as a team. Having listened to colleagues' feedback, we enter our next chapter of work with a framework for how, where, and when we work, which we have termed Flexible Human Work. Flexible Human Work is driven by team agreements that will evolve as we experiment, learn and adapt our ways of working together. Our vision is to unlock all forms of flexibility (mode, location, and time). Under the Flexible Human Work approach, most colleagues will be classified as Flex workers (meaning their role can be fulfilled between a Sage hub and home office with between 1-5 days spent at a Sage hub as agreed with their line manager). Team agreements will be set at the Executive Team level, and will be based on a deep understanding of the team's work, the collaboration needs, and colleagues' preferences while also considering inclusion and fairness. If you have specific concerns, please flag these to your manager or visit the Flexible Human Work hub where additional resources and contacts can be found.

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Cons

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