Do not work here - Anonymous employee Autodesk Employee Review

1.0
Mar 11, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some good people but they will throw you under the buss the minute they feel threatened. There is no loyalty but to oneself. Pay is high but that’s to make up for the rest of the cons and it’s an illusion at the end of the day because the increases are not real-they are always based on you staying for another three years.

Cons

Culture-either outright aggressive or passive aggressive with no consequences for actions and no need to treat people like human beings. Constant changes-either layoffs or the next day you are on a new team you didn’t choose with people who likely don’t even work in your city. Be careful what you say-they say it’s an open culture where all thoughts are welcome-it is anything but and one statement that suggests you are challenging ideas or not “being a team player”-you will be punished. Most people have spent their entire careers at the company. They have never left to see how other cultures work or to even get new ideas. It’s a very incestuous place lacking any real innovation.

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2.0
Jun 12, 2026
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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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