Autodesk reviews

There are few opportunities for advancement. The management is divided up into fiefdoms and the politics are incredible. You have to be ninja-level in corporate politics to survive there. Also, there are far too many layers of bureaucracy to get anything accomplished. Innovation is truly stifled.

Too many layers of management, too many meetings that cut back the time you can really do some work. Expect late night or early morning meetings with teams from different time zones. There are also too many and confusing internal work processes, and constant changes and updates to software and tools to be used, which is very disruptive especially when getting close to releasing the final product. There is a disconnect between decision makers and the people that do the work. They don't understand the implications of their decisions. For example, changing the product name 1-2 months before the release means that various teams have to spend many overtime hours to finish the projects on time - and the deadlines are very strict).