Anonymous Employee - Anonymous employee Avanta Consulting Employee Review

I wish I had read a review of Avanta Consulting before I started working there, because I would have kept looking. - The partners cannot manage a team, let alone a business. They speak poorly of employees to other employees, pitting them against each other. When I was interviewing, they said it was a supportive team environment, but as an employee, I shouldn't hear how an employee is underperforming. When you are interviewing, it looks like a cool office- grey walls, pretty art, young team, but they have the employees put on an act. In reality, they have a small team (because everyone quits or is fired), and the employees are chained to their desk from 8-5, with lunch (at the desk). - The office culture and atmosphere is hostile and tense. Past employees (myself included) have commented on the fact that the partners make you feel as though you will get fired at the slightest mistake. - Low pay, no benefits ($1000 towards medical, but it is almost impossible to get a refund), and in a sketchy part of town. - Once you've had the "are you happy here" talk, they are going to fire you. - They have ruined relationships with many clients, and their practices are what give recruiters a bad name. If your contract says you won't poach their employees, then don't headhunt their talent! - Don't expect to work for an innovative, forward thinking company. They use the same training manual, same documents, and same method that they used when Avanta started. Social Media recruiting is a smart way to recruit talent! - You do not know if you will get paid on time. Paydays were almost always late, and came with many different excuses. As an employee, you shouldn't feel uncomfortable where your pay is or why it is late, and it shouldn't feel as though your boss is doing you a favour by paying you. In recruitment, if you have earned a bonus, you should be paid that bonus on time. It should not be a monthly discussion as to whether or not you will be compensated. - If you quit, you will have to work HARD to get your final paycheque and commission. - It is easy to be persuaded to work at this company, because Jesse and Victoria are great at highlighting the good and dismissing the bad. It might seem like a young, hip company and great boutique recruitment firm, but looks are deceiving. They - If it means being unemployed for a while longer vs. taking a role with Avanta, please just keep looking.