Pros
EVRY has a strong position in the Nordics with excellent geographic coverage, due to the history of the various companies it was formed from, namely EDB, ErgoGroup, IS Partner plus many other smaller consulting and reseller companies acquired by EDB/Ergo. A leading position within Banking and Financial services in Norway, strong in Public Sector. Flagship head office at Fornebu in Oslo provides a modern and pleasant environment to work in, with very good cantine facilities. Good opportunities for promotion if you are young and ambitious and can "get in" with the right people. Bank and Finance is probably the best area to work in, but good opportunities exist throughout the company. Focus is placed on diversity, at least officially. New owners (APAX Partners, since 2015) have a good track-record of restructuring and improving the performance of companies in their portfolio. Whilst the ultimate end-game is still not 100% clear, all indications are that EVRY will be a stronger company at the end of it. A painful (but necessary) restructuring should create exciting opportunities for the right people.
Cons
The company is still a slave to it's history and the companies it was formed from, meaning that there is a lack of common culture and values and a certain amount of political in-fighting (at mid-senior management level) based on which company individuals originally came from. This history also means that the portfolio of services is wide and fragmented (two separate ERP offerings to the Public sector in Norway, for example) and it's a question whether the company should spread itself so thinly, or rather focus on fewer areas where it has a clear competitive advantage - is already being addressed by APAX. Another consequence of this is that the age profile is weighted more towards the mature end of the spectrum, the company containing a large contingent of journeymen from former EDB/Ergo. This can lead to a dead-man's-shoes situation for those looking for advancement up the management ladder. Whilst having it's own offshore capabilities in India and Eastern Europe, these are not fully utilised to maximum effect and in any case not able to compete with the big offshore players. This has posed a threat to many of EVRY's existing services and they have lost business to PIP's over recent years, who have aggressively targeted Norway and Scandinavia.
