You'll be okay if you know what you want and aren't afraid to ask for it - Consultant Avanade Employee Review

3.0
15 Dec 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Avanade is a global company so there are lots of opportunities to travel. There are career advancement opportunities. If you get a career manager who has been with the company for a while, they have a lot of clout and can help you advance. Avanade has a ton of clients so each project is different - this is great if you like variety. The pay is generous, as is the $2,000 extended benefits allowance every year to spend on things like gym memberships, travel, commuting costs, hobbies, etc.

Cons

You may have to travel, even if you aren't thrilled about leaving your family. Avanade will probably stop stack ranking employees in 2016, but the process by which employees are stack ranked is very hush-hush and depends a lot on who knows you and your work. Your career manager is essentially your only advocate for career advancement, so you have to be careful what you share with them (i.e. don't tell them you're unhappy in your position, if that's the case).

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5.0
7 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Company really cares for their employees, development, and culture Recognition for good work

Cons

Consulting in general is not what it used to be Accenture big brother is quite bureaucratic and obnoxious managing 'profiles' CEO is in London but HQ is Seattle

2.0
17 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The projects are really large so you'll get great experience. The benefits are good. The people are, for the most part, really nice at the lower level.

Cons

Always restructuring. You don't actually work for Avanade you work for Accenture under the name of Avanade. Accenture is always trying to absorb or downsize Avanade and even the execs don't have real power there. Plus all work and decisions are also controlled by Microsoft, so if they're doing extremely well then Avanade does and then Accenture fights for their share of the money in some shady way.

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