The Raleigh News and Observer had an article today 2/12/2025:
"These 13 Triangle-based companies are among the best employers in America, Forbes says"
SAS is not low on this list. SAS is not even on it. Forbes has other lists of this nature in the article. SAS is not there.
I used to brag about SAS - the company I worked for - being constantly on the top of these lists. I never thought in such a short time how completely different thigs would be.
"promotions are awarded based on tenure, office politics, or sheer luck rather than actual ability..."
For years, that lack of ability was masked by the lack of serious competitors. Once SAS had to compete, that revealed the problem.
Layoffs now are the result of decisions made long ago.
“To be fair, Dr. G had a whole department of people at the time working on putting together packages to the media outfits that created these lists.”
To be fair, every company did that.
Gaslighting - more than just lighting farts?
To be fair, Dr. G had a whole department of people at the time working on putting together packages to the media outfits that created these lists. It was all a scheme to be able to attract better talent for lower wages.
It was fun watching good talent come in and end up in SAS meetings where half the senior-citizens were napping and most of the rest were at the gym.
A textbook example of leadership excellence—where promotions are awarded based on tenure, office politics, or sheer luck rather than actual ability. Strategic decisions are made with the confidence of a gambler on a losing streak, and when things inevitably go wrong, there’s always someone else to blame. Job security? Let’s just say it’s as stable as a house of cards in a wind tunnel. Meanwhile, employees are kept on their toes, chasing sales as rare as unicorns while waiting for the next round of ‘restructuring.’ Truly a ‘great place to work’—if you enjoy unpredictability, misplaced confidence, and the thrill of wondering if today’s your last day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAAvbRFVz-s
Can we use the huffing glue for that project?
@cp+1jkyhtnpy You said scissoring…
Roll out the we are number #1 foam fingers!
Dig those out of the bowels of bldg R. A bit of scissoring and glue could modify those into flipping the bird! We need
more laughter!
An example that not all change is for the better. Those were the glory years when the majority of employees were happy and the company was prospering.
One can argue pro or con, but many f el that the beginning of what became known as Viya was also the beginning of the downward spiral.
Roll out the we are number #1 foam fingers! Thats so last decade...
SAS was better before we were on those lists.
Back when we were only a thousand people, we were too small to be listed. But we were growing fast, everybody knew everybody, and there was less politics. It really was an idyllic place to work.
I hope that doesn't make me sound old 😂.
It’s because the PR Dollie’s have grown old and aren’t pumping it any longer. In reality, it wasn’t that great a place to work for. It was good back in the day, but the local big pharmaceuticals were far better. It was great if you were one of the ‘special’ people.