Sinking Ship & Terrible Leadership - Product Manager Avaya Employee Review

2.0
May 3, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Super flexible hours, basically unlimited PTO, and few micro-managers

Cons

Antiquated culture - might as well be the 80s in there. Very old workforce with no younger people or cross-training or innovation. CEOs and upper management have no clue how to keep up with competitors or manage company finances/debt. They've gone into bankruptcy twice while upper execs walk away with golden parachutes. Multiple promotions with the promise of a raise, but no actual raise after 3 years of verbal promises. Bosses and leadership are very out of touch with reality. They expect employees to pull off insane projects with zero resources and absolutely no regard for the work that actually has to be done, so expecting perfect execution inside of a month for a 6-month project that requires 2-3x the planned budget. Was laid off the day after labor day with 1 month's pay as payment for 8 years of service. They don't care at all about employees or their development or happiness.

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5.0
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Pros

Great people, highly skilled co-workers, flexible remote environment

Cons

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1.0
May 14, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

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Cons

The company's newest CEO, Patrick, only cares about getting back to a Cybersecurity company as fast as possible. Can't sell the company fast enough, but buyers can't get past due diligence periods.

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