Poor performers, exclusionary autocratic management style - Anonymous employee Avanos Employee Review

1.0
Jul 17, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Easy job and good life balance.

Cons

Management is incompetent, lack knowledge and capability, and amateurish. They have poor attitude, lacks professionalism, short sighted vision, indecisive, inexperienced, lack tact, false promises, can't trust whatever they say, and have no real answers to questions or simply regurgitate meaningless corporate spiel. Simple things take very long time for approval. Avoidance to make any decisions for fear of making a wrong choice due to lack of knowledge and experience. Skirt responsibilities. Desperate for authority to stroke ego but can't really do the job. Not a meritocracy. Privileged class is rewarded over accomplishments and capabilities. Repeated and consistent exclusion of subject matter experts. Preference given to privileged class despite their lack of knowledge. Low salary raises and low bonus. No chance of career development unless if in privileged class.

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Avanos Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. Although we are sorry to hear that it was not entirely positive, we appreciate your feedback. We take the issues that you have raised very seriously and encourage current team members to reach out to their human resources team so that concerns such as these can be promptly addressed, and solutions can be found. Our goal is to create an environment that is welcoming and inclusive. We regret to hear that your experience did not meet our standards. At Avanos, we have a strict policy against bullying and any form of discrimination. If you’d like to provide further feedback, we encourage you to email us at recruiting.support@avanos.com. Thank you again for your valuable insights, we wish you the best in your future.

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