AVDS Reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(23 total reviews)

Sharon Moon

72% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

AVDS has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 23 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AVDS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.9 stars).

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23 reviews
1.0
30 Oct 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The ONLY pro to this company is the ability to work from home for employees outside of Houston.

Cons

1. Salary and benefits are the absolute lowest that I have seen in the Telecommunications Technology industry with regards to the specialized skills needed. 2. Career growth is at absolute 0. This is such a small company that there is no ability to move up in responsibility or leadership on any level. 3. It is a known company policy that there are no salary increases outside of what is originally offered, regardless of value to the company. 4. The only bonus opportunity is based 100% on sales figures, which can be adjusted to fit the CEO's desire to not compensate her staff. Every other company I have worked for offered a percentage of the bonus that is in the employees complete control, based on goals set at the start of the year. 5. C level managers refuse to staff appropriately for projects and workload, opting instead to pile more onto the small number of employees that they have and harass when the workload is not managed. 6. CEO and Sales staff continually try to obtain sales contracts that are out of their reach putting reputation and workload pipeline of the company in jeopardy. 7. In the past 12 months, the only VP level managers, the Vice President of Operations and Vice President of Sales have both left the company in very short order.

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AVDS Response
11y
In response to the above review, AVDS has not employed a Senior Implementation Engineer in Houston who worked for us for more than 5 years during the time period referenced. The information about the bonus plan, growth options and salary increases is false. AVDS participated in Houston's Best and Brightest Companies to work for in 2015 independent survey. It was sent by them to all of our employees. 75% responded and we are one of the winning companies. The independent survey covered all aspects of the company, policies, pay, benefits, and culture to name a few. We are extremely excited to have won. AVDS has created a culture of mutual respect and trust from the top down and always looking for good people who would like to work in that environment.
5.0
7 Feb 2013

Good company for every board

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

No Pros to post so far

Cons

Good company for every body

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AVDS Response
8y
AVDS does not have or ever had an employee that ever worked in San Jose, CA full or part-time. It is a shame people have to post inaccurate information to cause harm to a company and its employees. Fake reports do not help a company to better itself. AVDS just re-employed an employee who wanted to see if they could start their own business. It did not work out and we were more than happy to have them rejoin the team. Does that sound like a company that does not respect their employees? A company that has implemented Employee and Wellness Committees to help them deal with work/life balance. A company that constantly receives awards for the best place to work.
1.0
19 Oct 2021

Small Company-Small Thinking

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Ability to learn new skills needed.

Cons

Micro-managed, Lack of opportunity for growth, empty promises.

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