Avanade reviews

All of the pros make Avanade seem a no-brainer. But the downsides - -HR has an emphasis on career planning - but this is rarely realized in reality, in reality this is a top-heavy organization providing little opportunity for advancement -clubby atmosphere inhibits career advancement - this seems most pronounced for virtual employees -regrettable lack of sales-savvy - not an 'everyone sells' culture -heavy on process, often for process' sake

As the company is trying to grow, focus is on sales but not enough on people. Company is teaming up with Accenture more these days, which affects the company culture. Rank and file consultants can feel treated like pawns by senior management. Career model has gone through several rounds of changes recently. But it all felt like 'nominal' changes, not much real stuff there. With those so-called metrics in place, management has short-term behavior because the metrics are done annually.