Autodesk reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,614 total reviews)
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Andrew Anagnost

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 Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Nov 23, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Company had good organization and processes implemented. I will give them that.

Cons

Being swallowed-up by their competition, Procore. They can't keep up and keep losing their talent to Procore. My biggest thing is their serious lack of diversity on the sales team. I was constantly harassed and gaslighted. I always felt singled out because nobody looked like me on the sales team. If you don't believe me, look up the sales team's LinkedIn profiles. They all fell into a norm. Worst part is they always had Diversity and Inclusion sessions. I was always bullied by the sales team. I'm not sure why there were held. Worst company I have worked for that singled me out and made me feel unwelcome as a diverse candidate.

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Autodesk Response
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We’re very sorry to hear about the concerns you’ve raised. Autodesk is committed to building a culture of belonging where all employees have equitable opportunities to succeed and contribute, and we take feedback like this very seriously. We would like to hear more about your particular concerns and encourage you to contact us through our Business and Ethics Hotline. You may contact the hotline by phone at 855-822-9535 or anonymously at www.autodesk.ethicspoint.com.
2.0
Sep 9, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Great work/life balance. Little perks like automatic coffee machines to more manually operated ones. Seltzer water machines, snacks and social events to help you feel connected with your coworkers.

Cons

With the Exception of GPS, lots of things come with limitations for the support teams. The flexibility of where to work doesn't exist. The flexibility of working from home isn't the same. And with the switch from PTO to DTO, the "Week of Rest" where Autodesk shuts down around Christmas time is meaningless to the support teams as they still need to work. The culture code of being able to speak up (be brave) hasn't penetrated well into GPS. The most challenging part is compensation. Bonuses are great, raises, not so much. So the longer you work there, the farther you fall behind. And almost every year there is some sort of reorg and oddly it occurs right before your performance review. I've had twice as many managers than the number of years at Autodesk. Others have had it worse. And with the announcement of the new Hybrid (flexible workplace) position for everyone*, it turns out there were a lot of exceptions for support roles. Several people have left my immediate team since this hybrid announcement, and others like myself are looking to move on.

2.0
Sep 17, 2020

Laying People Off is No Way to Run a Business

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The stock price has soared since I left the company. Great for those who participated in the stock purchase plan.

Cons

Autodesk hires people when they're flush and lays them off when they're not. No company should be run this way. It's irresponsible to the employees and evidence of poor planning.

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