Great People, but no growth opportunities - Senior Product Manager Avaya Employee Review

2.0
27 July 2010
Recommend
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Pros

I have worked with some of the best and brightest people here. There is solid technology base and a loyal customer base.

Cons

The company has a culture of only hiring leadership external to Avaya. The management layer is very heavy with decisions taking forever, and with so much churn in management, the structure is unclear. Firedrills are a daily norm with expectations that you work early, late, and available on vacations. There have been 2 week furloughs for two years in a row that have negatively impacted moral and productivity. The biggest failing is there hasn't been any updated plans that account for people being gone yet still expecting the same productivity.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

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Cons

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