Autodesk reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,614 total reviews)
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80% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Autodesk has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,614 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
Jun 14, 2017

Probably the worst company you can "dream" of

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Pros

I guess the SF office is nice? Other than that, it's all horrible. I really can't think of any pros.

Cons

Mid management uses their employees like third world sweat shop. Depends on your luck, some teams don't work you 50 hours a week. But a lot of teams in the marketing and software development would definitely work you easily 50 hours a week. The most scary part is the company advocate a culture of being supportive of their employees with their careers but you'd better keep your mouth shut doesn't matter what you are going through. HR would never champion YOU. This company has probably the worst politics going on in a tech industry. I can't describe exact details because it would be easy to identify who I am. But trust me, this is probably the last place you want to work for. Most good companies have turnover about 3-6 years or so. A lot of the senior managers in this company just get rotated around despite what their specialization is. This company does not respect specialization unless you are software engineer. Everyone else is supposed to be able to do anything and will be pushed to do so. By the end of my employment they are trying to find ways to tarnish my employment record but I wouldn't let that happen. Please! Don't come to work for this company unless you know exactly the team well. Otherwise you will end up in a sweat shop.

2.0
Dec 20, 2016
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Pros

The SF office is really nice; there are gyms, standing desk, walking desk, etc. They provide snacks, coffee, water. The benefits are good (health insurance, 401K, ESPP). If you are at the SF office you are close to Bart. The pay is just okay. The CEO and CFO seem like a cool guys and both seem very intelligent (I haven't worked with them personally).

Cons

The culture is more about watching your own back and promoting yourself in finance. Very political organization. Broken financial systems with incomplete data. Be prepared for managers to talk about you in front of you and behind closed doors. Little room for advancement. There is no training on how to perform in your job role, and limited regular training opportunities. Management will tell you learn from the mistakes you make. This conflicts, because the moment you do make a mistake management may hold it against you. Do whatever you can not to make any mistakes. A lot of people lack in the soft skills department. Depending on what role you take determines your work-life balance. I am left to wonder if the C-suite have any idea of what its like to be low on the totem poll in this company.

2.0
Oct 6, 2016
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Pros

Good benefits, nice office location in SF, some really smart people to learn from. A lot of potential.

Cons

Senior management has a pretty good idea of where they want to go, but little clue about how to get there. Additionally, middle management is blown up with many incompetent people, some with old school mindsets. Overall a lot of potential led by an old boys club stuck in the past.

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