Pros
Most of the people working there are really nice to work with and the work is interesting.
Cons
I posted another review with the heading "Suicidal due to companys lack of mental health understanding or training" but think it is very important for me to give these additional details as I hope no one else suffers the same mistreatment I did. I worked in Sage as a Junior Developer from April 2014 to January 2017 and initially exceeded expectations. A year after starting, my manager said I was ready for promotion but there was a hold on promotions across the company so he arranged for an increase in my salary within band, based on my performance. Towards the end of 2015 I suffered a little from work-related stress which had a minor impact on my performance. My manager did not move me to a more suitable project as requested. In January 2016 he put me on a performance improvement plan, claiming I was not meeting targets, but I had not been set those targets. This caused me a huge amount of distress as I felt they were not addressing the issues causing me stress. Despite my pleas, HR and management failed to end the PIP despite it causing me extreme distress, and knowing that I suffered from anxiety and depression. They also failed to follow through with an occupational health assessment in a timely manner, which would have avoided further unnecessary stress. I had major problems with focus and concentration which affected my performance. The PIP was extended from 4 to 10 weeks during which time I did my best but was unable to achieve the desired improvement in performance. When it ended, HR and management initiated a disciplinary process against me for poor performance. They attempted to falsify disciplinary hearing notes by omitting all references to mental health and depression, and even the fact that I cried during the hearing. They did not follow their own policies and also lied to me, claiming I had previously been given a verbal warning when in fact I had not. I was issued a verbal warning even though it was not one of the possible outcomes of the process. My appeal of this was successful and HR promised that poor performance would not be reflected in my end of year review score. HR and management failed to follow any of the recommendations of the first occupational health assessment, made me wait 16 weeks on a second one then failed to follow any of the recommendations of the second assessment. During this time, prolonged stress and anxiety continued to affect my focus, concentration and memory, resulting in more performance issues. The option of a "Structured Exit" was brought up but I turned this down as I could not afford to lose my job and wasn't confident of getting another job. HR and management then failed to stand by their own decision that my end of year review score would not be affected by any poor performance caused directly by their actions. To appeal this, I emailed a number of people including the European director of HR, the global head of HR, and CEO Stephen Kelly, pleading that someone would finally take ownership to get it resolved. The appeal was successful and my score was corrected. A few weeks later my manager, claiming not to know my score, asked a team mate about the entire team's scores and I was suspended for supposed gross misconduct simply for letting my team mates know that my score had been corrected. HR and management did not allow me a fair hearing or appeal process as, knowing that review scores are frequently discussed among employees, they claimed it had a detrimental effect on the company. I was dismissed. They did not consider the effect it would have on my mental wellbeing or future employment prospects. While I do not know for certain of his involvement, I know that CSO Stephen Kelly was aware of my case and believe he may have authorised my dismissal. I continue to have major problems with memory and concentration as a result of all this, I have been on anti-depressants for 18 months, and I am currently unable to seek work.