Steer clear while the private equity firm is here - Senior Product Marketing Manager Avalara Employee Review

1.0
Oct 16, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The single star Glassdoor requires is for the good people and friends that work in the lower levels.

Cons

Avalara is getting managed to its grave. The CEO is gregarious but greedy, taking a lot of meetings from his rich guy ranch in Colorado. He's very out of touch customers and with the compliance industry and even less in touch with the people that work at Avalara. He's put more out of touch people in his C-suite and they all bend and bow to the whims and winds of their bosses at Vista Equity Partners, the ultimate collective of out of touch strategists and financiers intent on squeezing the life and humanity out of their "assets" until they can sell a corpse of a company for some fraudulent multiple of what they originally paid for it. It's really sad actually because Avalara has created a solution that's really valuable to its customers, but customers are leaving in droves. Avalara is shrinking in all meaningful ways because of the C-suite's neglect and greed. Smart A-player employees are leaving. Customers can't get the help they need. Vista has issued price increases 2x in just as many years. Pay is whatever. There's layoffs consistently in small batches. You're always wondering if you're next. It's just all disheartening.

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Avalara Response
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5.0
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Pros

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
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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
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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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