Riding on second stage rockets, can we break orbit or just be Good Enough? - Director Avanade Employee Review

4.0
Oct 24, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great fiscal discipline and ability to execute, complete customer obsession in front line consultants. We treat our people and customers with integrity and truthfulness, and I love being able to work with some of the smartest people in the technology industry.

Cons

Career upside is limited as you make it into senior ranks, as the company scales more and more emphasis is placed on bottom line and operating efficiency at the expense of risk taking and innovation. Also, the flat organization structure that placed more emphasis on collabration and group success is being replaced by a growth at all costs, you're only as good as your quota mentality, kind of sad given the company is still private and should be able to take more risks and place bigger, longer term bets

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5.0
May 7, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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
Jun 17, 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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