Hire and fire policy in customer support - Technical Support Engineer Avalara Employee Review

3.0
Mar 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Employee benefits and competitive pay

Cons

Multiple cons if you worked in Global Support operations. To begin with it does not feel like a product support but a BPO. The reason being multiple managers come from BPO background. No streamlined process, promotion of toxic work culture, micromanagement and politics at every stage. It appears to be harassment and our own Indian managers supporting it to justify “bread and butter” meaning the high pay scale and rubbing it to your face every time someone tries to raise their voice. It was a challenge working in the process and every voice that was raised was either ignored or targeted and silently removed. PIP is a recent trending topic for silent layoff by giving unrealistic targets forcing the employee to resign themselves. Unrealistic goals and failure of management. Overall a horrible experience for me apart from the salary that I have received. Think twice before applying especially for GSO.

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5.0
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Pros

Wonderful company. Wonderful culture. I was sad when the contract ended.

Cons

I did not experience any cons during my 15-mo tenure.

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Avalara Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience at Avalara. We’re glad to hear you enjoyed being part of AvaCulture and appreciate your feedback.
3.0
May 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I started as a contractor and was taken on full-time. The compensation was pretty good and the PTO was good too. I was able to take on a project and enforce coding standards to build a scalable product. Various teams worked together and communicated, as well as devs being able to cross-pollinate into other teams. Good ability to learn about backend infrastructure and devops.

Cons

Nepotism was rampant. Managers would frequently prioritize their buddies over qualified people. Likewise, project management seemed nonsensical. You have a dev who took a project from the whiteboard to production and suddenly the junior is in charge of the brand new project? While cross-pollination was possible, it was usually up to the manager to decide when/how. Nepotism. Did I mention that?

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Avalara Response
2w
Thank you for sharing your experience. We strive to create a fair and supportive environment for all employees, and we’re sorry to hear you feel we missed the mark. We take comments like these seriously and encourage you to contact us at avalisten@avalara.com to share more.
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