Would not recommend - Project Manager Avalara Employee Review

1.0
Jul 15, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Employee Resource Groups to help address the issues within the company and provide equal treatment for all.

Cons

Employee Resource Groups are needed because there is an imbalance of pay, work/life balance, workload, etc. Those who are not white males will have no chance of moving up even if you are doing 4x the workload of your peers. They have gotten better about treating their employees but for almost my entire first year bullying severe occurred resulting in loss of wages and health issues. The company prides itself for being a competitive pay/benefits technology company. The pay is significantly lower than other technology companies. On average they pay half (in some cases a quarter) of the wages with the same expected skills in other companies. When having a promotion, they do not increase your base pay, only the amount of bonus you receive with the expectation you will take on more work and responsibility. The benefits are somewhat decent but does not include many other services covered by other companies, even the ones with non-competitive benefits. When signing the contract with agreed upon hours, it is important to stand up to management to work only the contracted hours otherwise they will have an expectation you will be working 12+ hours per day and will continue to give you a continuous workload until you work those hours. They will not give you resources, tools to help manage it, or implement your ideas to better manage the workload. When management is confronted with an issue they often will dance around it and not work to fix it. If an idea is given on how to resolve, it usually takes years of pitching before they will listen and eventually agree to it. Unfortunately at that point they will see it as their idea and not their employee's. Be prepared to give management credit for your work. Due to the issues listed above, there is a very high turnover rate within the company. I've been with the company for almost 2 years and have seen almost a complete staff turnover rate.

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5.0
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Cutting edge technologies Very Smart colleagues Great business model

Cons

High hiring and performance bar

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Avalara Response
6d
Thank you for sharing your experience at Avalara. We’re glad to hear the technology and your teammates have made a positive impact. We appreciate your feedback and your contributions.
4.0
Jul 17, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Is Avalara a great place to work? It depends on the team you are on. Pros: - I love my team. I have great co-workers. I feel like leadership to the VP level understands the value we bring and advocates for our work throughout the company - I like being able to go into the office and see people and bounce ideas around - My manager is always pushing me to learn new things and get out of my comfort zone - We just got a new CEO and I am super excited about him and his vision. Everyone who has actually been in meetings with him is excited too.

Cons

It depends on the team you are on. Cons: - Some teams are not as curious/helpful as others. I often have to check and recheck the work they do, after I have chased them multiple times to even complete the work - The layoff fear is real, the idea that at any point your position could be eliminated because they want to keep that revenue per headcount KPI down is everywhere

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Avalara Response
2d
Thank you for taking the time to share such thoughtful insight. We're glad to hear your team and manager have had a positive impact on your experience, and we're encouraged by your optimism about Avalara's future. We also recognize how important it is for that experience to feel consistent across the company, and we appreciate you sharing your perspective.
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