Pegasystems Reviews
66% would recommend to a friend
(1971 total reviews)
Alan Trefler
72% approve of CEO
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- "Dysfunctional and bad leadership, whose behaviors are modeled and enabled by 2nd and 3rd tier managers." (in 23 reviews)
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Updated 4 Dec 2023
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- 5.04 Dec 2023Senior Systems EngineerCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsReading, England
Pros
Work life balance, learning, employee support
Cons
Not that I know of
- 5.022 Nov 2023Senior Solution SpecialistFormer Employee, more than 1 yearReading, England
Pros
Great Training and good attitude towards employees. Some great leadership and expertise in the team I worked with. Hybrid working but superb cohesive culture and team ethic
Cons
Masses of ongoing peripheral training with strict deadlines which can sometimes interfere with the real job at hand
1 - 5.015 Oct 2023Sales DirectorCurrent Employee
Pros
Amazing and highly differentiated technology, brilliant client relationships and a supportive, patient sales culture that focuses on fostering the right behaviours and plan over short term performance.
Cons
Some recent restructures has undermined confidence of many; needs a period of stability and to have a clearer and more ambitious vision - huge potential if it gets it right.
1 - 4.03 Oct 2023Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, more than 3 years
Pros
Great flexibility when it comes to working in the office versus working from home. The company do not impose any number of days a person needs to come to the office. It is encouraged to come and connect in person but no particular frequency is not mandatory.
Cons
Nothing I could think of.
- 3.027 Sept 2023Senior System ArchitectCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearLondon, England
Pros
Good package and easy interview process
Cons
After the probationary period contract ended, the reason given as there were fewer projects available and many were already on the bench. They could have avoided the offer 6 months earlier to save time and effort.
2 - 1.012 Oct 2023Solutions ConsultantCurrent Employee, more than 8 years
Pros
Great people to work with and learn from. Good industry-leading technology.
Cons
Narrow-minded leadership, deceptive practices. Want to make wall-street happy more than customers and employees.
10 - 4.013 Sept 2023Account ExecutiveCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsLondon, England
Pros
Good culture, CSR factor high Competitive salaries
Cons
Second round of global redundancies Good product capabilities not communicated to analysts in a way that these are recognised
1 - 5.012 Aug 2023Lead System ArchitectCurrent Employee, more than 8 yearsLondon, England
Pros
Good work life balance Support from company and leadership Good pay and perks
Cons
You will be spending maximum time on pega technology
- 2.010 Aug 2022Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, more than 8 yearsLondon, England
Pros
The technology is great, UK management is pretty good, benefits are OK too.
Cons
Pega decided a while back on a shakeup, brought in a new top manager so Alan Trefler could step back. New guy brought in a bunch of senior managers from IBM, SFDC, SNOW, did try to shake things up, so lots of people who didn't want to be shaken up left. New top guy has now been removed, so lots of his senior hires have left too. Most of us with long tenure now don't know what the culture is any more, and have decided that the grass is greener elsewhere (which of course erodes what little is left of the corporate culture further). Senior managers have become obsessed with announcing new job functions among VPs, most of whom no-one outside HQ in the USA knows, and whose job titles are becoming more meaningless by the day. There's a raft of new communications and engagement initiative, mostly done without apparent thought - for instance "Ask the Leadership Anything" sessions, where the only permitted topic for questions is decided in advance by the leadership. So more "Ask the Leadership what they say" then... Add to that, as another reviewer has commented, that the benefits package isn't even close to keeping up with inflation, and the (once pretty lucrative) options scheme is now worthless because the share price has collapsed (as have many tech stocks, to be fair), and it's no wonder attrition has jumped.
12 - 5.08 Mar 2023Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsReading, England
Pros
Very inclusive, supportive culture. The work, influence and sponsorship of our Employee Resource Groups goes far beyond anything I have seen in previous organisations. People can genuinely be themselves at work. Leaders, including the CEO, hold 'ask me anything' sessions so any employee can ask a question or share their opinion. Flexibility and wellbeing are supported - we have quarterly wellness days, back-up childcare, access to fitness and mindfulness apps, etc. Our product is market leading and people are really proud of the difference it makes to clients, and that we get to work with many of the top organisations around the world.
Cons
A lot of people have joined remotely during Covid so even though hybrid collaboration is working well, it will be nice to meet more people face to face from different locations.
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Pegasystems has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,127 reviews left anonymously by employees. 66% of employees would recommend working at Pegasystems to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -3% over the last 12 months.
66% of Pegasystems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Pegasystems 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.
