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Software Developer
Former Employee
Worked at SAP for 2 years
March 24, 2013
Montreal, Quebec
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Strong HR principles and takes good care of employees.

Takes risks with forward-looking project management practices like lean principles.

Very strong work ethics and very fair and safe work environments.

Everyone is extremely professional, takes constructive criticism individually and collectively very well.

Good work-life balance.

Very nice work environment and near Google-level office (in ergonomics, not playfulness).

Cons

Unambitious and puts 40 people to work on something for a year that you think you can do yourself in a month.

Have the willpower and skills to do much more than your post? Tough luck.

Rigid hierarchy. Managers eat among themselves. You will never be proud of what you create or showcase it to your friends. As enterprise software, design and UI will always be absolutely abysmal.

Individual opinions or ambitions don't matter. Raises are meaningless.

Advice to Management

It seems like once managers reach a management position, they lose all interest and enthusiasm in the company and its products. They fall into the Dilbert-ian middle manager category. The company would hugely benefit from managers who care about what products are being developed, what the market is doing, and what employees are working on.

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