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      SAS

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      SAS reviews

      3.9

      73% would recommend to a friend

      (3,115 total reviews)
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      Jim Goodnight

      79% approve of CEO

      55% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Culture & values

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      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).

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      3K reviews
      3.0
      Dec 31, 2008

      Stable technology employer.

      Account management
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits (Medical, Retirement, Profit Sharing) are great. Job security is strong. Not a tremendous amount of pressure from Management. Provides great work - life balance as one is able to manage their work pretty effectively.

      Cons

      Not a tremendously inspiring work environment. Large, slow moving organization. Tremendously centralized executive management decision making processes creates organizational bureaucracy which can be very de-motivating. Not a great place for someone who is hungry and wants to work hard to achieve career advancement. A much better fit for an employee who is looking for a stable environment where they can manage their work and provide time for activities/interests outside of work.

      3.0
      Dec 21, 2008

      Change the culture from a feudal system to a real multinational company.

      Principal developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Job security for GOOD professional employees with extensive scope to move around the company. The benefits are remarkably generous, and Dr Goodnight genuinely cares about his employees; unlike the pretention proffered by most companies. Some very smart people at SAS Institute; and once one avoids the "idiots" and "sloths", one can actually make a huge impact inspite of the very poor management. The ability to be treated with respect and given own office is tantamount to very productive work for most of the employees.

      Cons

      The very poor middle-management. Very ineffective and usually the least bright take on management. Most of the managers run for office, hoping to be "liked" by their reports, and all are confined by the restrictive culture. Upper management are very poor communicators; and do not stimulate employees. Need to weed out the losers. There are many - perhaps 10%.

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