SAP

SAP cares about its employees. Yes, really! It recognizes that its human resources are its most powerful resource.

SAP has created a culture of people first. This is evident whether that be rewarding employees with bonus days off during Covid to ease stress, gifting stock options, or providing amazing free learning and class opportunities to ensure health and wellness.

I have never felt that SAP talks a good talk but does not back it up with action. There is a clear path for advancement. The compensation is fair. The flexible work environments are a plus. As a working mom, I have never felt unable to put my children first before work commitments.

Change is a constant in the business world, particularly with tech. However, I have experienced more than average changes and re-orgs in my time at SAP.

For example, I have had 4 different managers in one year as part of various re-orgs. My colleague has had 6 different managers in a year and a half. This leads to a feeling of job insecurity that is never good.

Also, while SAP was ranked #1 for diversity by Forbes Magazine, my personal experience does not match that. There are no people of color on my team. Tangentially, I work with only one woman of color and three men of color. Older employees tend to get re-org'ed out. The Board is white and German, with only one woman currently in what I would consider a 'more female' role.

To SAP's credit, they have stepped up in 2020 to address racial injustice in a meaningful way that has been more than lip service.