diff --git a/addons/fleet/views/fleet_vehicle_cost_views.xml b/addons/fleet/views/fleet_vehicle_cost_views.xml
index 24721a1ec45..2e516aeb3f0 100644
--- a/addons/fleet/views/fleet_vehicle_cost_views.xml
+++ b/addons/fleet/views/fleet_vehicle_cost_views.xml
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@
                     </div>
                     <group col="2">
                         <group string="Contract Information">
-                            <field name="user_id"/>
+                            <field name="user_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                             <field name="cost_subtype_id"/>
-                            <field name="insurer_id"/>
+                            <field name="insurer_id" widget="many2one_avatar"/>
                             <field name="ins_ref"/>
                             <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
                         </group>
                         <group string="Vehicle Information">
                             <field name="vehicle_id"/>
-                            <field name="purchaser_id"/>
+                            <field name="purchaser_id" widget="many2one_avatar"/>
                         </group>
                     </group>
                     <group col="2">
@@ -231,11 +231,11 @@
                             <field name="service_type_id" />
                             <field name="date" />
                             <field name="amount" widget="monetary"/>
-                            <field name="vendor_id"/>
+                            <field name="vendor_id" widget="many2one_avatar"/>
                         </group>
                         <group>
                             <field name="vehicle_id"/>
-                            <field name="purchaser_id"/>
+                            <field name="purchaser_id" widget="many2one_avatar"/>
                             <label for="odometer"/>
                             <div class="o_row">
                                 <field name="odometer" class="w-25"/>
diff --git a/addons/fleet/views/fleet_vehicle_views.xml b/addons/fleet/views/fleet_vehicle_views.xml
index 5f92bfba522..4c643ce8ea1 100644
--- a/addons/fleet/views/fleet_vehicle_views.xml
+++ b/addons/fleet/views/fleet_vehicle_views.xml
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@
                         <group string="Driver">
                             <field name="active" invisible="1"/>
                             <field name="vehicle_type" invisible="1"/>
-                            <field name="driver_id" domain="['|', ('company_id', '=', False ), ('company_id', '=', company_id)]"/>
-                            <field name="future_driver_id"/>
+                            <field name="driver_id" domain="['|', ('company_id', '=', False ), ('company_id', '=', company_id)]" widget="many2one_avatar"/>
+                            <field name="future_driver_id" widget="many2one_avatar"/>
                             <field name="plan_to_change_car" groups="fleet.fleet_group_manager" attrs="{'invisible': [('vehicle_type', '!=', 'car')]}"/>
                             <field name="plan_to_change_bike" groups="fleet.fleet_group_manager"  attrs="{'invisible': [('vehicle_type', '!=', 'bike')]}"/>
                             <field name="next_assignation_date"/>
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
                                 <field name="odometer"/>
                                 <field name="odometer_unit"/>
                             </div>
-                            <field name="manager_id" domain="[('share', '=', False)]"/>
+                            <field name="manager_id" domain="[('share', '=', False)]" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                             <field name="location"/>
                         </group>
                     </group>
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
                 <field name="license_plate" readonly="1"/>
                 <field name="model_id" widget="many2one_avatar" readonly="1"/>
                 <field name="category_id"/>
-                <field name="manager_id" optional="hide"/>
+                <field name="manager_id" optional="hide" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                 <field name="driver_id" widget="many2one_avatar" readonly="1" optional="show"/>
                 <field name="future_driver_id"  widget="many2one_avatar" readonly="1" optional="show"/>
                 <field name="log_drivers" invisible="1"/>
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
                                 </div>
                                 <ul>
                                     <li>
-                                        <t t-if="record.driver_id.raw_value"><field name="driver_id"/></t>
+                                        <t t-if="record.driver_id.raw_value"><field name="driver_id" widget="many2one_avatar"/></t>
                                     </li>
                                     <li>
                                         <t t-if="record.future_driver_id.raw_value">Future Driver : <field name="future_driver_id"/></t>
diff --git a/addons/hr/views/hr_department_views.xml b/addons/hr/views/hr_department_views.xml
index fc85dc7131f..91590a1f609 100644
--- a/addons/hr/views/hr_department_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/views/hr_department_views.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
                         <group>
                             <group>
                                 <field name="name"/>
-                                <field name="manager_id"/>
+                                <field name="manager_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                                 <field name="parent_id"/>
                                 <field name="company_id" options="{'no_create': True}" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
                             </group>
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@
                 <tree string="Companies" sample="1">
                     <field name="display_name"/>
                     <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
-                    <field name="company_id" invisible="1"/>
-                    <field name="manager_id"/>
+                    <field name="manager_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                     <field name="total_employee" string="Employees"/>
                     <field name="parent_id"/>
                 </tree>
diff --git a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_public_views.xml b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_public_views.xml
index b2e3934762a..0ad22aed858 100644
--- a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_public_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_public_views.xml
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
                         <div class="row justify-content-between position-relative w-100 m-0 mb-2">
                             <div class="oe_title ps-0 pe-2">
                                 <label for="name" string="Employee Name"/>
-                                <h1 class="d-flex flex-row align-items-center">
-                                    <span class="me-2">
-                                        <widget name="hr_employee_chat" invisible="not context.get('chat_icon')"/>
+                                <h1 class="d-flex flex-row">
+                                    <span class="me-2" invisible="not context.get('chat_icon')">
+                                        <widget name="hr_employee_chat"/>
                                     </span>
                                     <field name="name" placeholder="e.g. John Doe" required="True"
                                         style="font-size: min(4vw, 2.6rem);"/>
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
                                 <field name="department_id" context="{'open_employees_kanban': 1}"/>
                                 <field name="employee_type"/>
                                 <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
-                                <field name="parent_id"/>
-                                <field name="coach_id"/>
+                                <field name="parent_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
+                                <field name="coach_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                             </group>
                         </group>
                         <notebook>
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
                     <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
                     <field name="department_id"/>
                     <field name="job_title"/>
-                    <field name="parent_id"/>
+                    <field name="parent_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                     <field name="coach_id" invisible="1"/>
                 </tree>
             </field>
diff --git a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
index 37d07689174..4492ad11526 100644
--- a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@
                             <group>
                                 <field name="department_id"/>
                                 <field name="job_id"/>
-                                <field name="parent_id"/>
-                                <field name="coach_id"/>
+                                <field name="parent_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
+                                <field name="coach_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                             </group>
                         </group>
                         <notebook>
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
                                 <group>
                                     <group string='Status' name="active_group">
                                         <field name="employee_type"/>
-                                        <field name="user_id" string="Related User" domain="[('share', '=', False)]" context="{'allow_create_employee': False, 'default_create_employee': False}"/>
+                                        <field name="user_id" string="Related User" domain="[('share', '=', False)]" context="{'allow_create_employee': False, 'default_create_employee': False}" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                                     </group>
                                     <group string="Attendance/Point of Sale" name="identification_group">
                                         <field name="pin" string="PIN Code"/>
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
                     <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company" readonly="1"/>
                     <field name="department_id"/>
                     <field name="job_id"/>
-                    <field name="parent_id"/>
+                    <field name="parent_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                     <field name="address_id" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="company_id" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="work_location_id" optional="hide"/>
@@ -415,25 +415,6 @@
             <field name="search_view_id" ref="view_employee_filter"/>
         </record>
 
-        <!-- Employee tree by manager -->
-        <record id="view_partner_tree2" model="ir.ui.view">
-            <field name="name">hr.employee.tree</field>
-            <field name="model">hr.employee</field>
-            <field name="priority" eval="20"/>
-            <field name="arch" type="xml">
-                <tree string="Employees">
-                    <field name="name"/>
-                    <field name="work_phone" class="o_force_ltr"/>
-                    <field name="work_email"/>
-                    <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
-                    <field name="department_id"/>
-                    <field name="job_id"/>
-                    <field name="coach_id" invisible="1"/>
-                    <field name="parent_id" invisible="1"/>
-                </tree>
-            </field>
-        </record>
-
         <record id="action_hr_employee_create_user" model="ir.actions.server">
             <field name="name">Create User</field>
             <field name="model_id" ref="model_hr_employee"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr_attendance/views/hr_attendance_view.xml b/addons/hr_attendance/views/hr_attendance_view.xml
index 0adcc36036f..74648362953 100644
--- a/addons/hr_attendance/views/hr_attendance_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_attendance/views/hr_attendance_view.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <field name="model">hr.attendance</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <tree string="Employee attendances" editable="bottom" sample="1">
-                <field name="employee_id"/>
+                <field name="employee_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                 <field name="check_in"/>
                 <field name="check_out"/>
                 <field name="worked_hours" string="Work Hours" widget="float_time"/>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                     <t t-name="kanban-box">
                         <div t-attf-class="oe_kanban_global_click">
                             <div>
-                                <img t-att-src="kanban_image('hr.employee', 'avatar_128', record.employee_id.raw_value)" t-att-title="record.employee_id.value" t-att-alt="record.employee_id.value" class="oe_kanban_avatar o_image_24_cover mr4"/>
+                                <field name="employee_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                                 <span class="o_kanban_record_title">
                                     <strong><t t-esc="record.employee_id.value"/></strong>
                                 </span>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
             <form string="Employee attendances">
                 <sheet>
                     <group>
-                        <field name="employee_id"/>
+                        <field name="employee_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                         <field name="check_in"/>
                         <field name="check_out"/>
                     </group>
diff --git a/addons/hr_contract/report/hr_contract_history_report_views.xml b/addons/hr_contract/report/hr_contract_history_report_views.xml
index 281d06aacf5..7efacb155d9 100644
--- a/addons/hr_contract/report/hr_contract_history_report_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_contract/report/hr_contract_history_report_views.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
                         </div>
                     </h1>
                     <h2>
-                        <field name="employee_id"/>
+                        <field name="employee_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                     </h2>
                     <group>
                         <group>
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
                         <page string="Employee Information" name="contract_others">
                             <group>
                                 <field name="date_hired"/>
-                                <field name="hr_responsible_id"/>
+                                <field name="hr_responsible_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                                 <field name="company_id"/>
                             </group>
                         </page>
diff --git a/addons/hr_contract/views/hr_contract_views.xml b/addons/hr_contract/views/hr_contract_views.xml
index 033e92f1a1c..1668ea778cc 100644
--- a/addons/hr_contract/views/hr_contract_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_contract/views/hr_contract_views.xml
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
                                 <field name="active" invisible="1"/>
                                 <!-- employee_id = fields.Many2one('hr.employee', string='Employee', tracking=True, domain="['|', ('company_id', '=', False), ('company_id', '=', company_id)]") -->
                                 <field name="company_id" invisible="1"/>
-                                <field name="employee_id"/>
+                                <field name="employee_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                                 <field name="date_start" string="Contract Start Date"/>
                                 <field name="date_end" string="Contract End Date"/>
                                 <field name="company_country_id" invisible="1"/>
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
                                 <field name="job_id" groups="hr_contract.group_hr_contract_manager"/>
                                 <field name="contract_type_id" groups="!hr_contract.group_hr_contract_manager" options="{'no_open': True, 'no_create': True}"/>
                                 <field name="contract_type_id" groups="hr_contract.group_hr_contract_manager"/>
-                                <field name="hr_responsible_id" required="1"/>
+                                <field name="hr_responsible_id" required="1" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                             </group>
                         </group>
                         <notebook>
diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/views/hr_expense_views.xml b/addons/hr_expense/views/hr_expense_views.xml
index 9d2875aea62..59243f04e85 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/views/hr_expense_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/views/hr_expense_views.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             <field name="inherit_id" ref="hr.view_employee_form"/>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <xpath expr="//group[@name='managers']" position="inside">
-                    <field name="expense_manager_id" context="{'default_company_id': company_id}"/>
+                    <field name="expense_manager_id" context="{'default_company_id': company_id}" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                 </xpath>
                  <xpath expr="//group[@name='managers']" position="attributes">
                     <attribute name="invisible">0</attribute>
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
             <field name="inherit_id" ref="hr.view_employee_tree"/>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <xpath expr="//field[@name='work_location_id']" position="after">
-                    <field name="expense_manager_id" optional="hide" string="Expense Approver"/>
+                    <field name="expense_manager_id" optional="hide" string="Expense Approver" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                 </xpath>
             </field>
         </record>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
                     <field name="date" optional="show"/>
                     <field name="product_id" optional="hide"/>
                     <field name="name"/>
-                    <field name="employee_id" widget="many2one_avatar_employee"/>
+                    <field name="employee_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                     <field name="sheet_id" optional="show" invisible="not context.get('show_report', False)" readonly="1"/>
                     <field name="payment_mode" optional="show"/>
                     <field name="activity_ids" widget="list_activity" optional="show"/>
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
                                     <span attrs="{'invisible': [('product_has_tax', '=', False)]}" class="oe_inline o_form_label ms-1 me-3"> ) </span>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
-                            <field name="employee_id" groups="hr_expense.group_hr_expense_team_approver" context="{'default_company_id': company_id}" widget="many2one_avatar_employee"/>
+                            <field name="employee_id" groups="hr_expense.group_hr_expense_team_approver" context="{'default_company_id': company_id}" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                             <label id="lo" for="payment_mode" attrs="{'invisible': [('product_has_cost', '=', True)]}"/>
                             <div id="payment_mode" attrs="{'invisible': [('product_has_cost', '=', True)]}">
                                 <field name="payment_mode" widget="radio"/>
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@
                                 </div>
                                 <div class="row mt8">
                                     <div class="col-6 text-muted">
-                                        <span><t t-esc="record.employee_id.value"/> <t t-esc="record.date.value"/></span>
+                                        <field name="employee_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user" options="{'display_avatar_name': True}"/><br/>
+                                        <t t-esc="record.date.value"/>
                                     </div>
                                     <div class="col-6">
                                         <span class="float-end text-end">
@@ -618,7 +619,7 @@
                 <tree string="Expense Reports" multi_edit="1" js_class="hr_expense_tree" sample="1" decoration-info="state == 'draft'">
                     <field name="company_id" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="product_ids" invisible="1"/>
-                    <field name="employee_id" widget="many2one_avatar_employee"/>
+                    <field name="employee_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                     <field name="accounting_date" optional="hide" groups="account.group_account_manager"/>
                     <field name="create_date" optional="hide"/>
                     <field name="name" string="Expense Report"/>
@@ -737,7 +738,7 @@
                     </div>
                     <group>
                         <group name="employee_details">
-                            <field name="employee_id" context="{'default_company_id': company_id}" widget="many2one_avatar_employee"/>
+                            <field name="employee_id" context="{'default_company_id': company_id}" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                             <field name="payment_mode"/>
                             <field name="employee_journal_id" groups="account.group_account_invoice,account.group_account_readonly" options="{'no_open': True, 'no_create': True}" attrs="{'invisible': [('payment_mode', '!=', 'own_account')]}" context="{'default_company_id': company_id}"/>
                             <field name="selectable_payment_method_line_ids" invisible="1"/>
@@ -854,7 +855,7 @@
                                 </div>
                                 <div class="row mt8">
                                     <div class="col-6 text-muted">
-                                        <span><t t-esc="record.employee_id.value"/> <t t-esc="record.accounting_date.value"/></span>
+                                        <span><t t-esc="record.employee_id.value"/>  <field name="employee_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/><t t-esc="record.accounting_date.value"/></span>
                                     </div>
                                     <div class="col-6">
                                         <span class="float-end text-end">
diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/wizard/hr_expense_approve_duplicate_views.xml b/addons/hr_expense/wizard/hr_expense_approve_duplicate_views.xml
index ea5b582f3be..25b19330df2 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/wizard/hr_expense_approve_duplicate_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/wizard/hr_expense_approve_duplicate_views.xml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
                 <field name="expense_ids" nolabel="1">
                     <tree>
                         <field name="date" readonly="1" />
-                        <field name="employee_id" readonly="1" />
+                        <field name="employee_id" readonly="1" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                         <field name="product_id" readonly="1" />
                         <field name="total_amount_company" readonly="1" />
                         <field name="name" readonly="1" />
-                        <field name="approved_by" readonly="1" />
+                        <field name="approved_by" readonly="1" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                         <field name="approved_on" readonly="1" />
                     </tree>
                 </field>
diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/wizard/hr_expense_split_wizard_views.xml b/addons/hr_expense/wizard/hr_expense_split_wizard_views.xml
index e8c1a4dc2ae..f4728c551e0 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/wizard/hr_expense_split_wizard_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/wizard/hr_expense_split_wizard_views.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
                             <field name="analytic_distribution" widget="analytic_distribution"
                                 optional="show"
                                 groups="analytic.group_analytic_accounting"/>
-                            <field name="employee_id" widget="many2one_avatar_employee"/>
+                            <field name="employee_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                         </tree>
                     </field>
                     <field name="currency_id" invisible="1"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr_fleet/views/fleet_vehicle_cost_views.xml b/addons/hr_fleet/views/fleet_vehicle_cost_views.xml
index 537ae87a2f6..85839671b6e 100644
--- a/addons/hr_fleet/views/fleet_vehicle_cost_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_fleet/views/fleet_vehicle_cost_views.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <field name="inherit_id" ref="fleet.fleet_vehicle_log_contract_view_tree"/>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <xpath expr="//field[@name='purchaser_id']" position="after">
-                <field name="purchaser_employee_id" optional="hide" widget="many2one_avatar_employee"/>
+                <field name="purchaser_employee_id" optional="hide" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
             </xpath>
         </field>
     </record>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <field name="inherit_id" ref="fleet.fleet_vehicle_log_services_view_tree"/>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <xpath expr="//field[@name='purchaser_id']" position="after">
-                <field name="purchaser_employee_id" readonly="1" widget="many2one_avatar" optional="hide"/>
+                <field name="purchaser_employee_id" readonly="1" widget="many2one_avatar_user" optional="hide"/>
             </xpath>
         </field>
     </record>
diff --git a/addons/hr_fleet/views/fleet_vehicle_views.xml b/addons/hr_fleet/views/fleet_vehicle_views.xml
index af10cd2542e..3ccc97aab23 100644
--- a/addons/hr_fleet/views/fleet_vehicle_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_fleet/views/fleet_vehicle_views.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         <field name="inherit_id" ref="fleet.fleet_vehicle_odometer_view_tree" />
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <xpath expr="//field[@name='driver_id']" position="after">
-                <field name="driver_employee_id" widget="many2one_avatar" optional="hide"/>
+                <field name="driver_employee_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user" optional="hide"/>
             </xpath>
         </field>
     </record>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                 <attribute name="optional">hide</attribute>
             </field>
             <field name="driver_id" position="after">
-                <field name="driver_employee_id" widget="many2one_avatar"/>
+                <field name="driver_employee_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
             </field>
             <field name="date_end" position="after">
                 <field name="attachment_number" optional="show" />
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@
         <field name="inherit_id" ref="fleet.fleet_vehicle_view_tree"/>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <field name="driver_id" position="after">
-                <field name="driver_employee_id" optional="hide"/>
+                <field name="driver_employee_id" optional="hide" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
             </field>
             <field name="future_driver_id" position="after">
-                <field name="future_driver_employee_id" optional="hide"/>
+                <field name="future_driver_employee_id" optional="hide" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
             </field>
         </field>
     </record>
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_allocation_views.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_allocation_views.xml
index 13ac41f8a06..ba0b2316cb1 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_allocation_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_allocation_views.xml
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
                 <!-- Employee id is only visible if the allocation is created specifically for that user in `_action_validate_create_childs` -->
                 <field name="employee_id" groups="hr_holidays.group_hr_holidays_user"
                     attrs="{'invisible': ['|', '|', ('holiday_type', '!=', 'employee'), ('employee_id', '=', False), ('state', 'in', ('draft', 'cancel', 'confirm'))]}"/>
-                <field name="employee_ids" widget="many2many_tags"
+                <field name="employee_ids" widget="many2many_tags_avatar"
                     groups="hr_holidays.group_hr_holidays_user"
                     attrs="{'required': [('holiday_type', '=', 'employee'), ('state', 'in', ('draft', 'cancel', 'confirm'))],
                     'invisible': ['|', ('holiday_type', '!=', 'employee'), '&amp;', ('state', 'not in', ('draft', 'cancel', 'confirm')), ('employee_id', '!=', False)]}"/>
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
         <field name="priority">16</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <tree string="Allocation Requests" sample="1" decoration-info="state == 'draft'">
-                <field name="employee_id" decoration-muted="not active_employee"/>
+                <field name="employee_id" decoration-muted="not active_employee" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                 <field name="department_id" optional="hide"/>
                 <field name="holiday_status_id" class="fw-bold"/>
                 <field name="name"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_views.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_views.xml
index 1ce426702a3..2394ed8ca0d 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_leave_views.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
                             <div class="row g-0">
                                 <div class="o_leave_kanban_info col-12">
                                     <span class="badge rounded-pill float-end mt4 mr16"><t t-esc="record.number_of_days.value"/> days</span>
-                                    <strong class="o_kanban_record_title"><t t-esc="record.employee_id.value"/></strong>
+                                    <strong class="o_kanban_record_title"><t t-esc="record.employee_id.value"/> <field name="employee_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/></strong>
                                     <div class="text-muted o_kanban_record_subtitle">
                                         <t t-esc="record.holiday_status_id.value"/>
                                     </div>
@@ -434,11 +434,11 @@
                     <field name="multi_employee" invisible="1" force_save="1"/>
                     <field name="employee_id" groups="hr_holidays.group_hr_holidays_user" attrs="{
                         'invisible': ['|', '|', ('holiday_type', '!=', 'employee'), ('state', '!=', 'validate'), ('employee_id', '=', False)]
-                        }" widget="many2one_avatar_employee"/>
+                        }" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                     <field name="employee_ids" groups="hr_holidays.group_hr_holidays_user" attrs="{
                         'required': [('holiday_type', '=', 'employee'), ('state', 'in', ('draft', 'cancel', 'refuse'))],
                         'invisible': ['|', ('holiday_type', '!=', 'employee'), '&amp;', ('state', '=', 'validate'), ('employee_id', '!=', False)],
-                        }" widget="many2many_avatar_employee"/>
+                        }" widget="many2many_tags_avatar"/>
             </xpath>
             <field name="name" position="replace"/>
             <field name="user_id" position="before">
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <tree string="Time Off Requests" sample="1">
                 <field name="employee_id" invisible="1" />
-                <field name="all_employee_ids" widget="many2many_avatar_employee" decoration-muted="not active_employee" string="Employees" />
+                <field name="all_employee_ids" widget="many2many_tags_avatar" decoration-muted="not active_employee" string="Employees" />
                 <field name="department_id" optional="hidden"/>
                 <field name="holiday_type" string="Mode" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                 <field name="holiday_status_id" class="fw-bold"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_views.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_views.xml
index 3aa5b5db31f..922ef963e12 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/views/hr_views.xml
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
                 <div role="img" class="fa fa-fw fa-plane text-warning o_button_icon hr_presence" attrs="{'invisible': [('hr_icon_display', '!=', 'presence_holiday_absent')]}"  aria-label="On Time Off" title="On Time Off" name="presence_absent"/>
             </xpath>
             <xpath expr="//group[@name='managers']" position="inside">
-                <field name="leave_manager_id"/>
+                <field name="leave_manager_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
             </xpath>
             <xpath expr="//group[@name='managers']" position="attributes">
                 <attribute name="invisible">0</attribute>
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
         <field name="inherit_id" ref="hr.view_employee_tree"/>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <xpath expr="//field[@name='work_location_id']" position="after">
-                <field name="leave_manager_id" optional="hide" string="Time Off Approver"/>
+                <field name="leave_manager_id" optional="hide" string="Time Off Approver" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
             </xpath>
         </field>
     </record>
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <xpath expr="//field[@name='coach_id']" position="after">
                 <field name="company_id" invisible="1"/>
-                <field name="leave_manager_id"/>
+                <field name="leave_manager_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
             </xpath>
             <xpath expr="//div[@name='button_box']" position="inside">
                 <field name="show_leaves" invisible="1"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_job_views.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_job_views.xml
index f3391ea3b03..33bc5d8123a 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_job_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_job_views.xml
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <div name="recruitment_target" position="after">
                 <field name="user_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
-                <field name="interviewer_ids" widget="many2many_tags" options="{'no_create': True, 'no_create_edit': True}" />
+                <field name="interviewer_ids" widget="many2many_tags_avatar" options="{'no_create': True, 'no_create_edit': True}" />
             </div>
             <xpath expr="//field[@name='department_id']" position="after">
                 <label for="address_id"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr_skills/report/hr_employee_skill_report_views.xml b/addons/hr_skills/report/hr_employee_skill_report_views.xml
index 6b74d88c90d..aa9f133d0b4 100644
--- a/addons/hr_skills/report/hr_employee_skill_report_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_skills/report/hr_employee_skill_report_views.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         <field name="model">hr.employee.skill.report</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <tree expand="1">
-                <field name="employee_id"/>
+                <field name="employee_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                 <field name="skill_type_id"/>
                 <field name="skill_id"/>
                 <field name="skill_level"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr_work_entry/views/hr_work_entry_views.xml b/addons/hr_work_entry/views/hr_work_entry_views.xml
index 324963075d2..230d4ad4e48 100644
--- a/addons/hr_work_entry/views/hr_work_entry_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_work_entry/views/hr_work_entry_views.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                 color="color"
                 event_limit="5">
                 <!-- Sidebar favorites filters -->
-                <field name="employee_id" write_model="hr.user.work.entry.employee" write_field="employee_id" avatar_field="avatar_128"/>
+                <field name="employee_id" write_model="hr.user.work.entry.employee" write_field="employee_id" avatar_field="avatar_128" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                 <field name="state"/>
             </calendar>
         </field>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
                     <group>
                         <group>
                             <field name="name" string="Description" placeholder="Work Entry Name" attrs="{'readonly': [('state', '=', 'validated')]}"/>
-                            <field name="employee_id" attrs="{'readonly': [('state', '!=', 'draft')]}" />
+                            <field name="employee_id" attrs="{'readonly': [('state', '!=', 'draft')]}" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                             <field name="work_entry_type_id" attrs="{'readonly': [('state', '=', 'validated')]}" options="{'no_create': True, 'no_open': True}"/>
                         </group>
                         <group>
diff --git a/addons/hr_work_entry_contract/wizard/hr_work_entry_regeneration_wizard_views.xml b/addons/hr_work_entry_contract/wizard/hr_work_entry_regeneration_wizard_views.xml
index c28f0769a5b..6540e6d71f8 100644
--- a/addons/hr_work_entry_contract/wizard/hr_work_entry_regeneration_wizard_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_work_entry_contract/wizard/hr_work_entry_regeneration_wizard_views.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             <form string="Regenerate Employee Work Entries">
                 <group>
                     <group>
-                        <field name="employee_ids" widget="many2many_tags"/>
+                        <field name="employee_ids" widget="many2many_avatar_user"/>
                         <label for="date_from"></label>
                         <div name="date_from">
                             <div class="text-info" attrs="{'invisible': [('earliest_available_date_message', '=', '')]}">
diff --git a/addons/lunch/report/lunch_cashmove_report_views.xml b/addons/lunch/report/lunch_cashmove_report_views.xml
index a0f312ed1ca..4fb0b521f4c 100644
--- a/addons/lunch/report/lunch_cashmove_report_views.xml
+++ b/addons/lunch/report/lunch_cashmove_report_views.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
             <tree string="cashmove tree">
                 <field name="currency_id" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="date"/>
-                <field name="user_id"/>
+                <field name="user_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>
                 <field name="description"/>
                 <field name="amount" sum="Total" widget="monetary"/>
             </tree>
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
                 <sheet>
                     <group>
                         <field name="currency_id" invisible="1"/>
-                        <field name="user_id" required="1"/>
+                        <field name="user_id" required="1" widget="many2one_avatar"/>
                         <field name="date"/>
                         <field name="amount" widget="monetary"/>
                     </group>
diff --git a/addons/lunch/views/lunch_orders_views.xml b/addons/lunch/views/lunch_orders_views.xml
index e3586b44ae3..29386d6b9e9 100644
--- a/addons/lunch/views/lunch_orders_views.xml
+++ b/addons/lunch/views/lunch_orders_views.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
                 <field name='product_id'/>
                 <field name="display_toppings" class="o_text_overflow"/>
                 <field name='note' class="o_text_overflow"/>
-                <field name='user_id'/>
+                <field name='user_id' widget='many2one_avatar_user'/>
                 <field name="lunch_location_id"/>
                 <field name="currency_id" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name='price' sum="Total" string="Price" widget="monetary"/>