Pros
• The tight-knit teams are generally comprised of friendly individuals. • The office atmosphere is relaxed and the facilities are quite pleasant. • There is an unusual amount of flexibility with working offsite or remotely. • If you manage to stick around long enough, vest, and not get laid off, working at SAP can be smooth sailing because of numerous benefits.
Kontras
• The company moves slowly, fails to execute, and shows an inability to innovate in the face of agile competition. • A lack of clear direction and vision often results in confusion, duplicated efforts, wasted work, and stalled projects. It is often impossible to get any traction. • Growth and promotion opportunities are non-existent. (In five and a half years, I merely managed to move from contractor to headcount.) • Large groups of people can be laid off suddenly when business growth slows down.