Avaya reviews

3.3

46% would recommend to a friend

(3,581 total reviews)
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Alan Masarek

45% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Avaya has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,581 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Avaya employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0
Oct 30, 2008
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Pros

You don't have to be very good at what you do. Avaya is a place where you can work (or not work) as much as you want as long as you are there the required number of hours per day. It's almost impossible to get fired, especially if you are one of the union workers. You can treat customers as badly as you like, ignore their issues and provide incompetent services and not have to worry about getting fired.

Cons

Management is focused on sales and not product development or personal development. Raises will not keep pace with inflation and you will never see any bonuses, even if they are promised. You will be surrounded by a bunch of people who hate their jobs which will translate into poor job performance thus making everyone's job even harder. There will be practically no training opportunities.

2.0
Oct 29, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

As a engineer, don't work there if you haven't join it.

Cons

Avaya is full of "old" engineers (working there over 15, 20, or event 30 years). They never ever want any change, refuse to accept any new stuff, They know nothing except some very specific stuff only used inside the company. They are just mediocre engineers but think themselves as great Bell Lab scientists. I was laid off by Avaya in my second year long time ago, when I look back now, I feel I am so lucky to be laid off and didn't become one of those old Avayaers.

2.0
Oct 29, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is good for as long as your job remains in-country. The pace is mostly reasonable, but it can suddenly change due to what often looks like the whim of upper management - it may be more structured, but it does not appear to be so.

Cons

R&D jobs are moving offshore faster than you can blink, and the quality of the (replacement) labor is so low as to be immeasurable. For people still working in R&D, the pressures continue to mount - and the pool of talent is shrinking rapidly.

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