Autodesk reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,625 total reviews)
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79% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Autodesk has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,625 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 Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
Nov 6, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent benefits, nice working environment, casual atmosphere. The pay is decent, and time off is lenient and flexible. Dogs are allowed in some facilities, although Manchester no longer. (I suspect it is to save on insurance costs...and NOT the landlord's decision, as they claim)

Cons

Very poor senior management. Job openings are posted, but are already filled before posting, and usually by the hiring manager's favorites. Senior management far more interested in their quarterly earnings than making a better product or happier customers. Very little communication from management to the "working stiffs", and people are left wondering what is going on. Decisions are made by people who have no idea of the real world impact of the actions, and no attempt is made to find out that impact from those on the front lines. The Manchester Business Center is being closed, and all the reps being laid off. Their headcount is being moved to Singapore. This is likely a trend that will continue within the company.

5.0
Aug 4, 2010

Like it.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good software products which help improve the world we live in. Smart people. A caring attitude throught out including senior management. Genuine people who want to do a good job and treat others well along the way. Global, diverse, forward thinking.

Cons

Processes and systems need to be evaluated in many areas. Often too complex for a modern company. Need to hire more people just out of college to bring the energy up.

3.0
May 11, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Just like at any other large company, if you have a great boss and a great team then you are set. They pay average. There are many smart people here who will challenge you. You will have the opportunity to work with a global team.

Cons

If you aren't then you should heed warning. If your VP is in another city then insist on visiting often- you can be out of sight/ out of mind. PMMs are often overloaded. There is no feature overlap/ portfolio rationalization. If we see Adobe being successful at suites then we have a mandate to immediately start selling suite. It feels like a stale software company. IMHO the company is way too polite- colleagues don't challenge one another enough.

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