When a good company's workings becomes political, and its operations fear based... - Anonymous employee Autodesk Employee Review

3.0
Oct 25, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great people with good hearts especially at the middle management level. Fiercely liberal and very socially conscious. The Autodesk Foundation is something to be proud of. The previous CEO's charisma is greatly missed.

Cons

Looks great from the outside but inner workings not at all progressive and there is an underlying sense of insecurity and fear of another layoff, always in the works. Upward mobility is limited and controlled by hearsay rather than facts. HR does not have much say at the leadership level. While the say finding talent is an issue, they get rid of people at the flick of a switch. Mega age related layoffs. Watch out if over 45!

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Autodesk Response
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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.

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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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