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Working at Avanade in Seattle, WA: 26 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Seattle, WA Area

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On average, employees in Seattle, WA at Avanade give their company a 3.1 rating out of 5.0 based on 26, whereas overall Average Rating of Avanade is 3.9 out of 5.0 based on 102 Avanade Review Ratings. The happiest Avanade employees in Seattle, WA are Programmers submitting an average rating of 4.5 and Anonymous Employees with a rating of 3.7.

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3.9
Average Rating
(based on 69 Avanade Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.8
Growth Opportunities
3.4
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.1
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
4.0
Way You Work
3.7
Work Setting
3.8
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"Consulting can be a challenging job but Avanade works hard to create a good environment on top of providing top notch compensation. They show great skill in providing a good culture for everyone to truly grow professionally and personally. Avanade continues to show a bright future as a company by caring and investing in their employees as well as their clients."
Posted 11 years ago in Seattle, WA

Working at Avanade in Seattle, WA: 26 Employee Reviews

Solutions Developer

"Great company."

What do you like about working at Avanade?

"Progressive and very upbeat attitude of almost all of the people."

What don't you like about working at Avanade?

"IT manager has strong personality."

Senior Systems Engineer

"Demanding - but the rewards are in line with what you do."

What do you like about working at Avanade?

"Mixture of clients."

What don't you like about working at Avanade?

"Long hours, travel."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.9
Avanade (102)

4.6 Highest Rated in this Industry is E-Plus (7)
2.1 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Verifi (6)
3.6 Average of All Companies in this Industry (10,602)
Analyst

"A once great company."

What do you like about working at Avanade?

"Interesting projects on the cutting edge of MS technologies. Good mentorship when on project and great professional support from employees."

What don't you like about working at Avanade?

"New CEO seems more interested in maximizing the current quarters profit and thus his bonus at the expense of the company's future. Recent decisions mostly eliminate the competitive advantage Avanade had over the competition, this will cost in the end."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Refocus on what made Avanade the best implementer of MS technologies... the employees. Ultimately a consulting company only has one resource to sell, the people they put on a project. Removing the enticements that ensured employees stayed at Avanade will ultimately mean you have no better resources than any other consulting company."

Senior Systems Engineer

What do you like about working at Avanade?

"Challenges and growth."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be honest. Don't be afraid to say that you don't know. Smile and don't pressure yourself but rather have fun with the interview."

What don't you like about working at Avanade?

"Travelling time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Help your employees balance their work and life style. Pay attention to their needs."

Network Engineering Consultant
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 3.5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Systems Engineer

What do you like about working at Avanade?

"Traveling from project to project. No time to get bored."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Seriously consider working for Avanade. If you can stand the weekly travel it is worth it."

What don't you like about working at Avanade?

"I love it all, it's been the best company I've ever worked for."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None at this time, Keep up the good work and so will I."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Programmer

What do you like about working at Avanade?

"I work with a large number of good people that are good at what they do and are quite knowledgeable. The career model is flexible to meet the ever changing projects that we do, and with the continuous growth, there is lots of room for advancement."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be positive. The people I work with are part of the team, no matter what project we are on, and a good attitude is a must to do well in the company."

What don't you like about working at Avanade?

"There are a good number of policies to read and understand, but it only has to be suffered through once."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good work, you have made it a great company to be a part of."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Enterprise Architect
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.8 / 5
Company Culture 4.2 / 5 Way You Work 3.1 / 5
Senior Design Engineer

"Avanade is a rare company. Anyone working for Avanade is very lucky."

Person You Work For 3.9 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Solutions Developer

"Half of the company was laid off within the first year... a bit too much spending to start."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3.2 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Marketing Manager
Person You Work For 4.5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 2.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Director of Business Development

"This company was very agile in the beginning."

What do you like about working at Avanade?

"I really like the people I work with. Smart bunch of folks."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure you keep a sense of humor and patience."

What don't you like about working at Avanade?

"We don't usually work in offices now so it can be lonely never seeing people."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Find a good path for your senior leaders. No opportunities for growth."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Developer

"I was a short term resource without any benefits."

What do you like about working at Avanade?

"The paycheck is the only thing that I liked about this company."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure your entire employment history can be verified. I worked for failed start-ups in the past and it almost cost me the position, because they could not verify my work history."

What don't you like about working at Avanade?

"You are treated like a machine, not a human being."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Come out of the ivory tower and meet your employees."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 1 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Avanade Employee

"Pretty good company to work for. They support their engineer with mandatory training requirements. (That's a good thing!)"

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
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