Pegasystems Employee Reviews
Out of 830 Pegasystems employee reviews, 94% were positive. The remaining 6% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Pegasystems improve their work culture. The HR team, with 98% positive reviews, reports the best experience at Pegasystems compared to all other departments at the company. The Engineering team offered the most constructive feedback, with 14% of that department's reviews constructive in nature.
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Be open and clear on strategy and goals
Review from Sales Dept
Listening instead of assuming. People are leaving in droves for a reason.
Management is exploitative. Stop treating employees as enemies, and stop giving yourself bonuses based on how much you abuse them.
Review from Engineering Dept
Better communication to staff and company
Review from HR Dept
delegation. less micromanagement. strategic initiatives. praise.
Review from Sales Dept
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
Parity with peers and market
Yes, not enough salary or bonuses
Being paid competive on the market.
Get a pay rise to feel appreciated
Salary is less as compared to the market
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
create more trust, avoid unclear messages and sudden changes in strategy
Review from Sales Dept
Recognise that all functions contribute to the bottom line, not just Sales. HR needs to have some accountability around the lack of morale and engagement.
Review from Business Development Dept
Get to know people who are not from the same background as you.
All of the good coworkers have moved on over the past 10 years. Pega is only able to hire people to warm seats.
Review from Engineering Dept
Need more focus on achieving objectives, and less political game-playing especially related to sales forecasts
Review from Business Development Dept
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
CEO (founder) needs to step down to let the company scale at pace. HR needs a complete overhaul and be PEOPLE instead of PROCESS focused.
Review from Business Development Dept
Culture is to set unrealistic goals (to make people stretch), celebrations are non-existent (no joy, just... what's next?)
Review from Product Dept
It's a strange blend of chaos and bureaucracy.
Review from Engineering Dept
Less negativity from the top.
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
I joined more than 5 years ago, am sure things have changed. I had people not showing up for meetings and best available was not very good.
Review from Product Dept
Tell people applying not to bother - all the jobs are going to India.
Review from Engineering Dept
My process (and I have heard similar stories from others) was a bit confrontational which took me by surprise. Not by management, but by HR/recruiting. There is a new VP of HR, (and the only woman in upper management), so hopefully that has changed.
Review from Marketing Dept
Recruiters don't give you a sense of what it will be like to work at Pega as a mid-career woman, at least (me).
Review from Product Dept
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
I am not confident there are plans to improve what's going wrong in the near term
Review from Sales Dept
too much workload. tasks added which are not part of performance metrics yet no consideration given to decreased time to do the measured tasks.
Review from Customer Support Dept
Management is exploitative, and interactions between Product Management and Engineering are toxic and political.
Review from Engineering Dept
It's not that I don't look forward to going to work at Pega, I just don't look forward to going to work in general.
Review from Marketing Dept
What would you most like to see improved at your company?
Everything. Start by firing everyone who is a Director and above.
Review from Engineering Dept
More internal system investment
More fun, less serious.
Review from Engineering Dept