Avalara reviews

3.1

47% would recommend to a friend

(1,566 total reviews)
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Hugo Sarrazin

35% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Avalara has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,566 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
2.0
Jul 9, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Free beer & lunch some days!

Cons

Once you start, they half way train you and then leave you to depend on other reps for help. The managers are always on vacations or in meetings, so no one will help you when you're new. Our manager use to ask us to write good reviews about the company because the real and honest reviews were so terrible. Leadership constantly changes comp plans, so our pay was never really too clear. They promise you one thing when you accept the job , like competitive pay and career growth but instead they just keep changing your pay while expecting you to remain highly adaptable and forces you to follow the career path that they have made for you disregarding your background. This company doesn't value their employees, only themselves and their wallets. They prefer to hire externally before looking within their own department for promotions. After being with this company, It appears that they have truly lost the very culture that they once prided themselves on. It's very much a "boys club" or "frat boy" environment and the managers show LOTS of favoritism.

1.0
Dec 13, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Not many anymore. The software is great.

Cons

Seeing new upper management come in and fire a majority of my co workers is concerning. Directors seem to care more about themselves rather than their team. Quota being increased next year after being extremely successful this year, seems like I’m being punished for overachieving. Poor benefits, culture is deteriorating. Career growth is almost non existent internally, they prefer to hire outside.

3.0
Jul 18, 2017

Great vision, poor execution

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits, fun company events, and lots of room to grow internally. I joined when the company had less than 200 employees and it was a lot of fun to be a part of the ride early on.

Cons

Rampant sexism, party culture, unrealistic sales expectations, barely any women in upper management, and a major struggle to execute initiatives due to poor top level leadership.

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