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Good place to work for, with a few caveats

Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at SAP for 4 years
May 26, 2018
Palo Alto, California
4.0
Positive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros
  • Lots of opportunities to move around internally, for technical and non-technical roles.
  • Flexible work-from-home policy (can depend on your team). For many senior positions, you can pick up your kids and have flexible hours.
  • Free lunches daily (can depend on your location).
  • As the company is big, you can easily make connections with different people.
  • Lots of opportunities to learn if you look hard enough.
  • Best culture in the tech industry; the company respects your time and is flexible with your emergencies. Nice coworkers and you will make lifelong friends here.
Cons
  • Pay is way below market in the valley. Lots of good talent has left.
  • Some teams' responsibilities overlap with each other, which leads to resource waste.
  • Career growth may be limited. Management cares about achieving KPIs and not focusing on individual career development.
Advice to Management
  • Adjust pay to align with market standards, especially for those who join SAP straight out of school.
  • Clarify each team's responsibilities. No two teams should share the same responsibilities.
  • Invest more in career development plans, such as trainings, and provide opportunities for each employee to work on side projects of their choice. This will profit the company in the long run. Focusing solely on yearly KPIs does not solve issues and has failed in the past few years.

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