Great company, smart people, becoming less exciting. - Anonymous employee Autodesk Employee Review

4.0
Dec 29, 2008
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Interesting products, always great to work for a market leader with cash in the bank. Some very smart people with some great ideas.

Cons

Every year there seems to be less innovation and less willingness to take risks. I have strong concerns that we are too content as the market leaders, and that our lack of innovation will allow us to be overtaken by smaller, hungrier competitors. We try to buy innovation through acquisition of smaller companies, but this strategy does not seem to work. Working in the main corporate office you have to work alongside a lot of people who have been there for a very long time (15+ years) who think that they own the company. It's hard to drive change with these people.

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Autodesk has, hands down, one of the warmest and most supportive corporate cultures I’ve ever experienced. From day one, people were welcoming, respectful, kind, and genuinely available to help. Even as a contract worker, I never felt like an outsider. I felt included, trusted, and treated like part of the team. The marketing team was an incredible group: collaborative, smart, generous with their time, and always willing to answer questions. Autodesk also has a true teaching culture. You never feel silly for asking questions, and there is a clear willingness across teams to help people learn, improve, and succeed. Operationally, the company was also impressively efficient. The technology, meeting tools, scheduling systems, and general workflows made it easy to connect with people, set appointments, collaborate, and keep work moving without unnecessary friction. Overall, Autodesk set the bar for what a healthy corporate culture can feel like: organized, human, respectful, inclusive, and genuinely collaborative. Pros: Warm culture, helpful people, strong tools and technology, respectful teams, inclusive environment, great marketing organization.

Cons

As a contractor, I only wish the experience had been longer.

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