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Micro Managed and a Horrible Company, Job isn’t what they said it would be! - Sales Account Manager AVR International Employee Review

1.0
26 Jan 2020
Recommend
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Pros

You can have free Coffee

Cons

Calls themselves a reseller yet actually involves other resellers to do the technical work for the customers seemingly been doing it that way for years, Sales staff dropped like flies others who recently joined sacked to cut costs or resigned horrible very fake atmosphere. The owner decided to come back after 5 years on a desert island who is clueless and pretends to think she has close friendships with everyone when all she does is chase them on Linkedin. The only thing thats kept the company floating is one contract they won few years back, very badly configured and unsecure. A customer can phone in wanting more licences or a renewal they ring a bell like they have won new business and had to do a lot of work it’s Hilarious. Sales are completely non existent to win deals they were losing to a competitor they’d sell it at almost cost now thats a great selling technique! 60% family work in this company so don’t be fooled with the reviews written by them if they have anyone coming into the office they do musical chairs into areas to make them look as if they are on the same team so they have decided to move to a really small office. I spoke a few times two non family members in that office who seemed way to clever to even be there so leave you can do a lot better! Seriously Avoid at all costs if you value your sanity and health!

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AVR International Response
6y
I'm sorry to hear that you did not have a positive experience whilst working at AVR, it sounds like our small, family friendly, supportive team environment was not for you. The sales team celebrate every sale, big or small, be it new business or renewal. That’s important to us. The bell was the idea of the sales team themselves, it’s fun and helps the whole business celebrate their achievements. We are a reseller, and on occasion when a technical requirement is outside of our own technical expertise (of which we have a considerable amount) we use a partner to complete that technical work. This ensures the best service for our customer and is not an unusual approach to take in this industry. I'm afraid I'm really at a loss as to how to respond to your comment about our MD and owner of the business. She returned from maternity leave after 2 years not a 'desert island after 5'. 'Desert Island' is certainly an interesting way of describing maternity leave. The business is now 18 years old with a high customer retention rate as they are well looked after and AVR as a business is profitable and growing . I strongly disagree with what you imply within your review it's simply not the case.

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4.0
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Pros

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Cons

Could be a bit more open to flexible working with more focus on what helps the individual over the team. Could be a stronger presence online.

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AVR International Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to post your review and for your feedback regarding your thoughts on how we approach flexible working and our online presence. I will of course take them to the Management Team, feedback from current/ former team members is always welcomed.
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