SGS reviews

3.3

55% would recommend to a friend

(3,367 total reviews)
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Geraldine Picaud

63% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

SGS has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,367 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SGS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Feb 24, 2019

Stupid Company

Recommend
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Pros

They had a pension and I will draw from that when I retire.

Cons

As with all foreign companies in the testing industry, they haven't learned that due to the competitive nature, and serious differences in regulations in the USA, margins realized in Europe cannot be achieved in the US. They think they know better, but in reality know nothing. They out unrealistic pressure on employees and will not ease up.

3.0
Oct 31, 2018

Inspector

Recommend
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Pros

Great work / home life balance. Nice coworkers with healthy work relationships. Generally stress free envirnment. Bi-weekly car allowances for using personal vehicle to travel.

Cons

Behind the scenes politics ruin what could be a perfect work experience. No room for advancement. No yearly evaluations or raises. No cost of living raises. People with far less experience always get hired in making a hefty amount more than you per hour, and to add insult to injury they force you to train them. The higher ups don't seem to care how loyal, hard working, or committed you are to the company. It doesn't matter how long you have been working for them...they refuse to pay you what you are worth no matter how many times you ask for fair compensation. Always short handed due to this fact.

1.0
Mar 30, 2016

Think twice before leaving your job and going to this place

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Met some very nice people that are easy to work with and are very professional.

Cons

I resigned after just a few weeks due to the unclear expectations, nonsense objectives with obsolete 30+ years old software and tools, contradictory assignments, and a clueless manager on the area I had been hired for; the worst I have seen in 20+ years, working both as a full time employee and as consultant for many US and three European organizations. Fortunately for me, I was able to go back to what I was doing prior to making the mistake of coming to SGS. You might not be so lucky. You might want to think twice before you quit your job to work in this place. At least you might want to find people that work in the department you would work and ask them personally what they think before you jump. To make matters worst, as I was in good faith loading all my files to the project SharePoint sites before I leave the company so that others could easily find them, a thuggist guy from HR came to my office and followed me on my way out to make it look to other employees and my peers as if I had been terminated or fired by someone and he was escorting me out of the company. This was quite unprofessional, thuggist, and unwarranted. Fortunately, I copied myself in my resignation email and have the prove that I resigned just a few weeks into this nightmare without anyone terminating me and asking to resign.

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