Toxic environment and people don’t matter. - Director, Portfolio Management Avanade Employee Review

1.0
Jul 8, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Technically savvy company. Will get to learn about all latest MS tools. Nothing much benefits. Salary is not the greatest in the industry.

Cons

The list is long and very depressing. Extremely political toxic environment whereby you need to continue looking your back. People are not treated respectfully and it’s all about power alliances and buddy system. Genuine honest professional employees have no respect. Work life balance is very less, need to keep a watch if you are hitting the bench. If you hit the bench & are there for more than three weeks at a stretch then assume you need to go find a new job quickly. Also please watch out for gossip about you behind your back. There are people who have condescending nature, rude, inappropriate behavior towards people of color & comment about people’s appearances and opine that they dislike them. HR and leadership boasts about D&I ... however it is completely lacking in practice. Lack of trust both ways is a major deficiency that anyone will notice in this company which once upon a time was good in it... no more. The Big4 parent company culture is extremely damaging. There’s more to some real incidents that I did not witness first hand but have credible sources that have confirmed that people are not treated respectfully. Can’t say more to that as you need to stay away from bad behavior. Sales people are free to sell anything that is not realistic and it ends up to be the Consulting Team headache to deliver the project somehow by late working hours & sacrificing weekends. Expectations of clients and employees are not maintained and honored. At the end culture is extremely toxic.

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Avanade Response
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I'm sorry to hear about your experience during your time at Avanade, and I thank you for taking time to share your feedback. The work environment you've described is certainly not in line with our aspirations as a company, which is for every employee to feel confident, cared for, and inspired. Anyone witnessing unethical behavior is encouraged to contact our Code of Ethics hotline to anonymously report possible ethics violations. We take these claims very seriously. Additionally, if you're willing, I invite you to contact me personally at laura.p.sewell@avanade.com if you have additional information to share on how we can create a better work environment for all.

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