SAP

Company's Reputation - Identified as one of the most sought-after companies to work for by employees.

Company's Vision - The CEO and team seem to be doing good.

RSUs, Benefits - Gives a reason to make merry on every anniversary.

Weak Engineering Leadership (RESTON Office)

A long-time supervisor in particular, who lets his team defend for themselves, instills an insecure and untrustworthy work environment. He uses different strokes for different folks, with favoritism at its peak. Forget defending; he nitpicks his own team members on anyone's complaint without evaluating the situation. Apparently, the more one grows, the more insecure the supervisor becomes. He steals team's work for his self-promotion, even applauded by higher-ups. Shamelessly, he asks for a 10 rating in team meetings and resorts to micromanaging if he suspects anyone's not obliging.

Poor Engineering Work Culture (RESTON Office)

Long-time arrogant Tech Leads and Architects use bullying tactics on team members (thanks to spineless supervisors). Teams remain constantly pressurized by staying defensive and collecting proof to save face. It's almost a full-fledged Asian work culture in play, but with special treatment for Westerners, who are far and in between.

Old Engineering Technologies (RESTON Office)

Outdated models are in play, very slow to embrace the latest and the greatest. There's no transparency in tech proceedings; only a select few get to call the shots. Only a select few (again, preferred old-timers) get to work on "what matters", and others are entrusted to their people bargaining skills.

Inefficient HR

There's pathetic coordination with Engineering managers. Each one to fend for his own visa because HR needs the manager's input, and a "Manager" is not supposed to get involved in visa decisions. So, please contact HR!

Not to mention weak and useless Legal supporting teams.

Engineering and technologies are the backbones of a tech company like SAP. Please invest in the right engineering people and philosophy, with special attention to revamping tech management and their presence going forward.