IT - Anonymous employee Autodesk Employee Review

3.0
23 Feb 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

New Exec. Mgmt. seems to be pointing the company in the right directions.

Cons

Mutual admiration society preferring to hide its head in the sand rather than acknowledge and address realities. Poor decision making by lower mgmt. State of fear of loosing ones position creates an environment where employees tell managers what they think they want to hear vs what they need to know. Fierce protectionism of the tenured in the face of inefficient, wasteful and expensive practices. Hold's on to 1980's reasoning for today's management style, without asking why? If its not on fire, "don't put too much effort into it". Continuous improvement is not practiced. Tremendous efforts by some to hide the results of their actions and lack of action. Corrosive underpinnings.

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5.0
1 Jun 2026
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Pros

Good WLB Low Turnover Rates Interesting Projects/Work Full Benefits + 401k

Cons

Medium Pay, Not Amazing Stock Packages

2.0
12 Jun 2026
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Recommend
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Pros

The individual contributors, your peers you work with day in and day out are fantastic people! At the IC level, for the most part, it feels like everyone is in the fight together. The work/life balance is good depending on which business unit/team you're aligned with. The benefits are pretty solid, especially the 6 week sabbatical.

Cons

Autodesk moves at the pace of a snail, very slow to take action on anything. Selling is very difficult with all the undocumented approvals, processes, red tape and very few people are willing to actually help! Leadership doesn't care about the people their decisions impact. Feedback is rarely listened to and acted upon. Pay is terrible compared to competitors in this space. Autodesk has embraced a ton of change over the last few years with new marketing, sales and IT leadership and it shows. They are not shy in showing their desire to be the next Oracle at the expense of their people. They are constantly changing tools, processes, people, roles, you name it so you feel like you're under water constantly. Lipstick on a pig.

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