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      Autodesk

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      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (4,612 total reviews)
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      Andrew Anagnost

      80% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Culture & values

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Autodesk has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,612 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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      5K reviews
      1.0
      Jun 16, 2020

      Used to be a good company

      Senior principal software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company makes (now more like maintains) software products that help engineers, architects, draftsmen and other professionals do their job.

      Cons

      In the last few years Autodesk abandoned investment in R&D to save money and deliver higher returns to investors. It is milking its hero products and not innovating.

      2.0
      May 30, 2019

      Mediocre at best

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. Great work life balance 2. If you want to glide - its the place to be! 3. you will find some good, mature , professional adults around you !

      Cons

      1. Meritocracy does NOT exist 2. HR is a joke

      3.0
      Nov 7, 2018

      Things got worse under Andrew

      Principal software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Chill hours, low-ish stress, good culture, some interesting innovation (though that has shrunk recently)

      Cons

      Execs/directors chase shiny things a lot. Not only does this create a lot of churn, but it makes the higher-ups more susceptible to BS. For instance, bunk start-ups to get acquired, and their incompetent CEOs float around the system, escaping any real responsibility for years. Similarly, the best way to advance is to snuggle up to the right exec, and tell them what they want to hear. Also, the company tends to hire new management/execs from

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