Race to the bottom - Sr. Manager IT Avaya Employee Review

1.0
Oct 14, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fantastic co-workers and first level managers. Good place for an entry level to get real world work experience on the resume.

Cons

Extremely disappointed with CEO Alan Masarek - started out strong with what turned out to be empty promises; "we will be doing less with less". Massive cuts at the worker level but no product rationalization so we are left to do the same work with far fewer employees. Alan is no different than any other corporate leader; he is bringing in more and more execs at the expense of the real workers and taking on pet projects. Laying off US workers with experience and corporate knowledge and attempting to hire in low cost regions. The real worker bees of the company are overworked and exhausted. "Destination place to work".... that is laughable. To be a DPTW first restore work-life balance, then add the fluff like pizza party or ice cream social.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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