AVL reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(683 total reviews)
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38% positive business outlook

AVL has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 683 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AVL employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
Dec 15, 2022
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Pros

They usually accept new graduates and they are open to training people, which is an excellent opportunity for people with no experience The work load varies a lot depending on the project you work on, in my case the workload was easy to handle Being able to work remotely 3 weeks a month Flexible working times Colleagues are nice and friendly

Cons

There are absolutely no benefits or bonuses at all. This year we got a 750 TL and a 1000 TL gift card in some holidays, and that's it. The amount of money they give for team meetings is a joke compared to what other companies give. Other companies do parties, do happy hours, give so much more money for team meetings. Both bigger and smaller companies than AVL Turkey. Stop using the number of employees you have as an excuse. Management tries to make everything so hard, the protocols they have for some procedures are complicated for no reason at all The equipment they provide is terrible Monetary transportation support is very low, definitely not enough for even just 1 trip let alone going back and forth They do not care if you leave. They simply don't, you are replaceable in their eyes, which is why there are so little seniors in the company compared to the juniors. Anyone that works here for more than a year complains about the company There are no social events. Zero. When the management is asked about the events they used to do, they reply saying that they got cancelled because of the pandemic. AVL used to gatherings at Sapanca, but now Mr. Serkan says we can't do it because we are too big of a company. Just take the departments one by one, it's really not hard to find a solution as long as you're willing to find a solution. The management doesn't spend any money on anything in the office to motivate the people. No coffee machine, no proper entertainment area, no snacks, nothing. The office looks depressing

1.0
Nov 9, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

The brand image of AVL in the automotive industry is really good and it can help you in getting to a better job in another company. AVL does hire the best engineers and you have a chance to work with the brightest. if you are lucky you would be working in very good innovative projects. There will be team dinners, lavish Christmas party for you and your partner every year and other perks too.

Cons

Unlike AVL in the Graz, AVL UK doesn't have any whole projects. you will be mostly placed at customer ends. once you are at the customer end, the everyday tasks are usually decided by the customer manager. AVL works more like an agency and sells the manpower on an hourly basis only the rates are quite high compared to other employment agencies. doesn't invest in training the employees much. If AVL sponsors your visa, then your career growth and salary hikes are also limited as they already know you can't move to another company without a sponsorship. I have seen many bright engineers from India and non-European countries with several years of experience working as foot soldiers. They usually don't get any career growth or real hikes until they get an ILR in the UK when they can move employer without restriction. I was made redundant in June as AVL lost several customer projects along with 70 other employees. All the employees were hoping to stay in the furlough scheme at least with the minimum payment. The management was really hard and decided not to carry on and was not offering the furlough scheme past June- remember till July government was paying the full 80% salary. was a bit of a surprise as many of the companies in the automotive sector were at least keeping their employees on furlough scheme. This is despite the fact that AVL had a strong profit and cash balance the previous year

2.0
Nov 17, 2017

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Pros

You are close to latest trends and technologies in the automotive field Work can be good if you are in correct department Excellent work life balance

Cons

Compensation is no where near Industry standards Service bond exists if you wish to go abroad. And they will send you and make you sign it. HR and higher management are suckups They will make you feel inferior to your foreign colleagues. Managerial style is way outdated

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