SAP

Gym and classes, subsidized food, big company benefits. Possibility to grow if you are transferring from Germany.

Low performance requirements. Even though there is training available, not a lot of people actually have the time to use it. Most people are bogged down with bug fixing and test management, listening to the HANA, HANA, HANA propaganda rather than exploring and implementing computer science papers. There is not a lot of visible growth opportunities for the young people that come into former Sybase. Indeed, most of the people are here for decades doing the same or almost the same thing.

Give more time to develop new features and to hack the products, which will eventually lead to the innovation desired by management.

Reserve time for training programs for each development employee.

Eliminate the QA position, not just on words and paper, and make a former QA program. People do need to be technically competitive on the job market.

Pay more attention to what young people want from their careers.