- Toxic work environment, no employer/employee loyalty, and low satisfaction - all evident in employee survey conducted in late 2017.
- Revolving door of reorgs. Associates have to re-interview for their jobs. Most recently, US jobs offshored to Poland for cheap labor.
- Lack of meritocracy; advancement based on who you know and not what you can do. Also, nepotism rampant, especially in summer internship program.
- Compensation model poor, such as only the Manager band or above is bonusable. Annual increases (if any) do not keep up with local cost of living increases. Total compensation package poor relative to industry/competitors.
- Business model too dependent on ONE client (McDonald's). When client spends less, all of HAVI is negatively impacted.
- The "fluff" that once kept employee satisfaction decent has been cut: Happy Meal toys, holiday parties with raffles/gift, one-off performance awards.
- No diversity demonstrated in leadership (look at their website and see for yourself).
- No access or open-door policy to leadership, as they sit in an off-limits corner of the highest floor.
