Sets you up for failure - Customer Support Expert Sage Employee Review

1.0
Oct 9, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- Occasional free breakfast - Decent benefits such as being able to reclaim prescription and dental costs. -No weekend working, bank holidays off.

Cons

- Job advert initially said after 6 months it would go from £24K to £26K however upon month 5 we were informed that an assessment was required in order to reach the next pay bracket which was not communicated across during the recruitment process. - CSAT's are counted against you despite the fact that the customer dislikes the company and product not necessary the service. It's almost impossible to have these removed from your name so you spend the whole month trying to get 18 10/10 CSAT's because anything lower will cause your performance to drop. -Constant micro-managing from when you first log in to when you take your lunch. Lunches can change on Verint frequently so it must be refreshed and checked constantly in order to meet adherence. -Holidays are extremely difficult to grab a hold of, some days you can book 4.5 hours off which isn't ideal when you're trying to plan a break away. First come first serve basis and holidays are only released so that 2-3 people per department can have the time off. -Pushed to upsell and focus on create rate despite being a customer support/technical support job but they're called valuable conversations when in reality it's sales. If the customer's dislike the updates on the current software they're on, it's extremely unlikely they'll want to buy another product from you. It's common sense. -Average call handle target is 14-15 minutes, so if you get a customer who has called back and fobbed off by other agents just so they can meet their target, you could be stuck between getting your average call handling lower or wanting to actually help the customer. Regardless you're screwed whatever you do. - Extremely high turn over, three people in my team left within 12 months. Yet management seems to be surprised why people are leaving despite giving them free breakfast and maybe a free meal.

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Sage Response
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We appreciate your feedback and apologise for your less-than-satisfactory experience working with us. Please be assured that your review has been shared with our Customer Service management team, who will closely examine the issues you've raised. To your point on salary, we'd like to highlight that we recently revised our pay model and removed the uplift quiz. Now, all new starters start at £26k. Thanks again for leaving us your review, and as you move into the next phase of your career, we wish you all the best!

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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for your many years with Sage. We're pleased to hear that you valued your colleagues, benefits and time off policies. At the same time, we're sorry to read that your experience of our culture, leadership and ways of working left you feeling disappointed. Creating an environment where colleagues feel heard, supported and able to do their best work is incredibly important to us. While experiences can vary across teams and functions, feedback such as yours helps us better understand where we can improve. Please be assured that your comments have been noted and will be reviewed very carefully. We appreciate your openness and thank you for sharing your perspective. We wish you every success in your future career.
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