If you value your mental health then run away from AVALARA!! - Sales Avalara Employee Review

1.0
Sep 1, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The only pros I can think of are materialistic things like a fancy office and cab facility. Other than that NOTHING AT ALL!!

Cons

There are soooo many but a few of them are: 1) The leadership absolutely sucks big time! They are not open to ideas or feedback. They literally pull you down and if you're top performer then they will make you doubt yourself so much so that you would think of that resignation letter each and every day. 2) Total and clear biasness / favoritism: The managers are openly biased to some team members who don't even perform that well but just because they keep their mouth shut and follow them blindly, they are the favorites. 3) Too many internal changes: They will dissolve your role and tell you that you have a dip in your salary package overnight without any warning or discussions. They will expect you to adapt and change your plans according to their whims and fancies. 4) Extremely toxic work culture: The manager himself engages in gossip within the team. They keep track of the number of breaks you take and call you out every time you get up from your desk. Too much micro managing and too stressful to survive. You literally have to think twice even to go to the bathroom! 5) Incompetent Leadership and management: The company if full of incompetent leaders who do not foster a growth and development environment for their team. Instead, they will bring the employee down to their knees. And growth? what's that? lol. There's looots more but I'll stop here and really take my advice. If you value your mental health then please do not join Avalara!

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Avalara Response
9mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We appreciate your feedback and understand that workplace culture and leadership experiences can have a significant impact. If you’d like to share more or continue the conversation, please reach out to us at avalisten@avalara.com.

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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We strive to create a fair and respectful workplace, and we're sorry to hear this was not your experience. We appreciate your feedback.
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