Skip to contentSkip to footer
      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      SAS

      Engaged Employer

      SAS reviews

      3.9

      73% would recommend to a friend

      (3,115 total reviews)
      avatar

      Jim Goodnight

      79% approve of CEO

      55% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      SAS has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,115 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SAS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      3K reviews
      5.0
      Mar 31, 2010

      I like working at SAS, not your usual company!

      Solutions architect
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Freedom to do the work as you see fit Work / Life Balance Respect throughout the work environment The Culture is wonderful You choose what to make of your work SAS provides the tools you need Work is very challenging and exciting They reward you for results

      Cons

      None that I know of.

      3.0
      Mar 22, 2010

      SAS Institute in North Carolina.

      Sales consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great Benefits, flexible hours, opportunity to work from home Privately held company

      Cons

      Lots of old timer, hard to penetrate. The new employee training is very poor and takes a while to come up to speed. Lots of white folks and not enough minorities. Located in NC! They have recently hired a new VP of Sales from Canada who is trying to modernize the company and make people accountable in sales. Otherwise, the company is very relaxed and things move pretty slowly. No urgency or pressure to deliver.

      2.0
      Feb 21, 2010

      Your experience will vary by your work/life objectives

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. Even if you don't work in Cary (and thereby dont enjoy most of the famous perks) SAS is comitted to the idea of work life balance. 2. If you work in customer facing role you get to work with Fortune 1000 firms on a regular basis as soemthing like 90%+ use SAS somwhere in their organizations. 3. Dr. Goodnight's decision to go with annual renewal model at the start of SAS keeps the cash rolling in, even when new product revenue growth seems quite slow. This makes the "minimize layoffs" policy possible. 4. You get to work with many, many smart people.

      Cons

      1. Culture is insular, and does not receive new ideas well. 2. Management team operates on the basis of staying in the good graces of Dr. Goodnight. So, crony-ism is king AND queen. There is very little of what I would call "leadership," instead I see the comparitively gentle application of authority by those blessed by Dr. Goodnight. 3. Lots of people stay here because they can coast, especially in corporate services (e.g mktg, HR), and what SAS calls R+D. So if you have passion for an idea, this can be a very frustating environment. 4. The whitest tech firm I have ever seen.

      Viewing 3073 - 3075 of 3,115 Reviews
      Related searches: SAS jobs | SAS salaries | SAS benefits | SAS interviews
      ReviewsSAS reviews

      Glassdoor has 4,085 SAS reviews submitted anonymously by SAS employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if SAS is right for you.