Autodesk reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,613 total reviews)
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Andrew Anagnost

80% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Autodesk has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,613 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Autodesk employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Dec 6, 2017

LAYON/LAYOFF

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It used to be a good place to work...

Cons

- Obsessive compulsive about layoffs (many more than those announced publicly since they are spread out/isolated - closer to 30-32% over the last three years alone!) - Hell-bent on copying Adobe's business model 1:1 even if it means literally destroying the company and connected customer accounts in the process - Current CEO was forced/promoted into his role due to time constraints when Carl left v.s. sourcing an already experienced CEO. - Current CEO is a marketing/biz dev/academic guy with ties to NASA, which is all respectable. But compare that to *experienced* CEO's like: Richard Branson, Shantanu Narayen, Larry Ellison. Huge difference in experience level for that specific role. - Activist investors interfering with successful company projects

3.0
Sep 13, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits, wonderful offices in SF, and lots of smart people working on interesting projects. It's also software that powers lots of wonderfully creative work so you feel like you're making the world a little more creative.

Cons

Plenty of politics and territorial disputes. I created and helped develop an area that generated millions in revenue for the company. Sounds like a lot, but for a company the size of Autodesk this wasn't that big of a deal. Still, it was enough for a coworker to get me fired so that he could help a friend take it over. Boss went along with it and told the state of California that I quit. HR didn't respond to any questions and I eventually had to print out emails to prove my case to the state to qualify for unemployment.

1.0
Jun 15, 2022

Wouldn't recommend it

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fully remote work. I have a good manager and team. Adequate pay and benefits, prior to current inflation levels. Plenty of time off. Easy to do the bare minimum with no consequences - so easy that everyone is doing it. This is also a con, because it will be unrewarding and frustrating if you have any aspirations or work ethic.

Cons

Decision-making isn't transparent and the company is constantly being reorganized. Poor communication between departments. New software and services are introduced for internal use without considering whether they are actually improvements on the software and services they replace: usually they are not. Outdated systems are left in place. The company is constantly acquiring other companies and adding their software to its offerings, but doesn't provide customer-facing teams with adequate information to support or advise customers. Some internal teams seem to have limited or perhaps no oversight, and take obscene amounts of time to complete simple tasks in systems which only they have access to: customers have been lost to this incompetence. The company has little interest in retaining or cultivating talent: don't expect a promotion. Raises are laughable. Employee feedback on the direction of the company is regularly requested, only to be ignored. 1st and 2nd tier manager feedback regarding C-suite decisions is similarly ignored. Layoffs occur with no warning and time with the company isn't rewarded. Outsourced teams have insufficient training to replace teams being laid off. Stock is tanking. Customers do not feel valued or respected, most are only purchasing from the company because they feel it has cornered the market. Interactions with customers are frequently negative as a result. Hysterically political.

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Autodesk Response
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Thank you for your candid feedback. While changes are inevitable in our industry, we recognize that some of these can impact our employees. If a company decision impacts an employee, industry-leading help and services are provided to employees free of charge to help them transition. We hope this helps to provide some clarity around some of these changes. We encourage anyone with additional questions or concerns to contact us through our Business Ethics Hotline. You may contact the hotline by phone at 855-822-9535 or online at www.autodesk.ethicspoint.com.
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