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Avalara

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Avalara reviews

3.1

49% would recommend to a friend

(1,567 total reviews)
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Hugo Sarrazin

55% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

3.0

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Avalara has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,567 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Avalara employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Apr 13, 2014

Great Idea, horrible implementation!

Information technology
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I got to work with a ton of cool technology. I worked with a good team of people before we either quit or got forced out of the company. The only good benefit was a Orca Card (Bus Pass) for cheap.

Cons

The company has way too many politics going on. Putting people in senior level positions that have no relevant experience. Avalara is a marketing company not a technology company. While I was there I was expected to work insane hours. I was already working 60+ weeks including the weekends, and a high level director was given an option of continuing to work on option A, or work on option B and delay option A. His answer was why can't they work through the night. That is ridiculous. They forced out good experience people because the clashed with upper management who didn't know what they were doing. I have never seen entire departments leave because of upper management.

5.0
Apr 11, 2014

Avalara awesome culture and people

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people Culture Orange You can make a difference

Cons

Addictive Consuming Competitive, Challenging Lots going on not a good fit for linear thinking people

3.0
Apr 11, 2014

Intelligent employees, beautiful offices, and some major things we need to work on

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I am continually inspired by the talented and bright people that I work with. This is a company that promotes intelligent people who work hard and demonstrate strong problem solving abilities. I love our offices and our company events, and for the most part enjoy my role at the company. There is a lot of work to be had, and it can be very rewarding if you enjoy a challenging environment and can stick up for yourself. There is a lot of great cross departmental collaboration, and some incredible people to work alongside and learn from.

Cons

There is some pretty rampant sexism in the company, and male employees outnumber women at least 6 to 1, and more like 10 to 1 in any real leadership position. It is definitely easier for men to move through the promotional ranks in this company, and the majority of women are in accounting, HR, and marketing. I have also seen some nasty attitudes develop between women in the company due to the lack of roles for women in leadership type positions. Salaries and benefits are also pretty average, and could use some major work.

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