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Avid Technology

Is this your company?

A great company on the precipice, with the potential to soar once again. - Anonymous employee Avid Technology Employee Review

3.0
Jul 3, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

* A large, dedicated user base that will keep the company alive in one form or another. * Many talented and passionate employees. * Excellent technology. * Good pay.

Cons

* No job security (frequent layoffs). Many talented employees have left the company or have been terminated, and are now working for competitors. * Massive outsourcing of engineering. * A seemingly constant stream of changes in process and organizational structure. A feeling that management is grasping at straws. * A variety of complicated, poorly functioning tools and processes that waste massive amounts of time and kill productivity. * There is a chain of "whipping boy middle-managers" that drive people via aggression and/or intimidation, carry a "my way or the highway" attitude, and fail to listen to employees. They create roadblocks, and appear to be exercising some sort of bizarre formula that is wholly separated from reality.

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Cons

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• Some coworkers try to support each other despite the environment • You quickly learn how to handle stress (whether you want to or not)

Cons

• Toxic and reactive management style • Constantly shifting expectations with little to no clear direction • Unrealistic workload with pressure to meet metrics that don’t reflect reality • Lack of accountability from leadership—issues are pushed down instead of addressed • Poor communication across the board, leading to confusion and wasted time • Employees are not supported • Burnout is common and ignored

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