Avid Technology reviews

Unfortunately the company is moving heavily into overseas outsourcing, they have deals with pretty much any country which is doing outsourcing. There is little to no job security after two rounds of quarterly layoffs with more layoffs expected next quarter. The cubicles are noisy, dirty and dingy, office furniture is broken down, old and stained. Frankly disgusting actually.

Where to begin? Avid has been in a downward spiral for the past 4 or 5 years. Mid-level and Senior management always believed that the company was on the right track, despite massive evidence to the contrary. Nevertheless, ignorance towards competitors and a staggeringly slow ability to change the company's direction has dug Avid into a hole from which it may never get out of. New senior management has been brought in (e.g., the CEO) whose only job is simply try and make the company profitable again. That goal will be achieved by selling off business units and pushing layoffs (both of which have already happened) until Avid is a mere shell of it's former self. Morale is quite low, perhaps due to the fact that the Avid campus headquarters can be a dingy, depressing place. Cast-off, obsolete equipment litter the hallways and most conference rooms are full of broken or breaking chairs and tables. The main roadway and parking lots are full of potholes, making the drive thru the office park a slalom experience. It's not a place that engenders a sense of pride and hard work when going to work each day.