SAS reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(3,108 total reviews)
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Jim Goodnight

81% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

SAS has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,108 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Jan 25, 2016

Sales

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Pros

You are given a chance to succeed. Most of the time the territories that are not filled internally will be more challenging, but you have a chance to make a difference and work it. It's not one of those companies where if you don't produce the first quarter, you are out. Plenty of resources and support to help - especially if you are at a HQ or large local office. People are very supportive and friendly. Leadership is approachable. Customer focused and ethical.

Cons

If you are single, a "dual-income, no kids" or not at HQ, all the "great place to work" and "fantastic benefits" comments may not mean so much to you. A lot of the benefits people praise are child care and health care on site for HQ employees. If you are a millenial or someone who is more aggressive, you may be frustrated at the 9-5 culture and mediocrity surrounding you. Leadership is home-grown. Same people in same positions forever so if you are looking to move up quickly, this may not be the place for you.

2.0
Sep 2, 2015

Good Ol' Boy company showing its age

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Pros

- Very smart people working on cutting edge analytics technology. - Nice campus and great break and lunch rooms - Dr's office and pharmacy on-site - individual offices - great place for a recent graduate to become familiar with analytics and big business (but best to plan your exit after 2-3 years if you ever want to pay off your student loan) - work with fortune 100 and fortune 500 companies solving real business problems

Cons

- very little opportunity for advancement, promotion, or recognition (unless you're in the right cliq) - lot's of people just coasting until retirement - old-guard are very embedded, and their dated ideas are blocking innovation and development - salary is pitiful compared with similar companies - particularly when looking at salary growth over time - while SAS touts their benefits, really they are on-par with what is available from other organizations in the same industry sector - quite a number of "Dolores Umbridge" wannabe's in leadership positions. If she's your favorite Harry Potter character, you'll fit in fine - very cultish in culture. you're either in or you're out - staff have unwarranted feelings of superiority over peers from other organizations - no communicated succession plan, and no expected employee win-fall should the company ever go public - due to SAS' reputation of being a "lax place to work", hard to be taken seriously by other companies when interviewing elsewhere

3.0
Jul 29, 2015

Great benefits, poor career

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Pros

Great health benefits, I enjoyed going to the gym and playing sports at lunch. I liked most of the people I worked with. Beautiful campus and almost everyone has a new office. I liked the 35 hour work week and that the company closed at Christmas.

Cons

No career advancement opportunities. No investment in employees, ie training or education. Salary was extremely poor and increases and bonuses were almost non existent at the associate/sr associate or career level positions. Lots of favoritism and little to no positive recognition by management.

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