Q&A With AVNET INC Employees
Avnet gives employees a front-row seat to the latest innovations shaping the world we live in and the future we share. The biggest names in technology rely on us to help them make amazing products, from the devices you can’t live without to the satellites that keep them connected. Visionaries on the verge of the next big thing turn to us for guidance, too. After all, we’ve been a tech pioneer for nearly a century.
How employees describe working at AVNET INC
Flexible time away and in office
They at least try a bit.
flexibility between home and work.
No applicable so no response
The pension plan is nice.
What it's like to work at AVNET INC
- AVNET INC employees generally work 9.1 hrs a day
- Employees at AVNET INC report the work pace is comfortably fast
- 91% of AVNET INC employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- AVNET INC employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
- 100% of AVNET INC employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- AVNET INC employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month
- 78% of AVNET INC employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With AVNET INC Employees
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Does AVNET INC drug test or do a background check?
Yes, but that is the extent of their qualification screening.
Yes
Both.
How long after an interview at AVNET INC does it take to hear back?
3-4 months.
About a week
How hard is it to get promoted at AVNET INC?
If you’re over 50, forget it. The ‘transformation’ has been really hard on the people with brains and experience.
It's honestly pretty hard, from what I've seen. If you come in as a director or higher, you have a good chance of working your way up. As a regular employee, I see no ladder to climb to even become a manager.
How's the vacation policy at AVNET INC?
‘Unlimited’, with a huge hidden caveat—it’s up to your supervisor, and what her mood is today.
Very liberal, but not really. They say unlimited, but they’re keeping track!
What's the office layout like at AVNET INC?
Cubes
Like a movie set of a spaceship designed by people who have never worked in an office.
What's the Executive team like at AVNET INC?
The four horsemen of the apocalypse.
What's the vibe like in the Executive dept at AVNET INC? How many hours are you working?
It’s like the waiting room for your colonoscopy.
What's one thing you wish you'd known before joining AVNET INC?
Where to find a different job.
How much diversity is there among employees at AVNET INC?
Well, they’ve axed all of the old people.
How's the work pace at AVNET INC?
Lol. Zero to 60 to zero . Leadership changes priorities more than they change their underwear.
How do you feel about AVNET INC's future?
Similar to Sears and Toys R Us, but without the fun.
How secure do you feel at your job at AVNET INC?
Extremely secure up to the last moment.
How's the feedback process at AVNET INC?
Give feedback at the risk of putting your career in peril.
How difficult is it to maintain a social life while in your job at AVNET INC?
Easy—you don’t have one.
How are layoffs handled in the Executive department at AVNET INC?
With joy. It has become one of their core competencies.
How long does it take to hear back after applying to AVNET INC?
3-4 months.
What unique perks and benefits does AVNET INC provide?
A long standing tradition of doodling the help.
How's the morale at AVNET INC?
Depends if you’re on the top or the bottom.
Who did you meet with during your interview? And how long did it take to hear back from AVNET INC?
Five one hour+ interviews. Three months.
What part of AVNET INC's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
They are struggling all around. Recent positive signs are market related, and they still lag the market. Positive financials are obscured by stock moves and income salvaged from SAP problems after over a year, and some potentially previously written off.
How's the work life balance at AVNET INC?
Reasonable.










