Autodesk reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,615 total reviews)
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Andrew Anagnost

79% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Autodesk has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,615 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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4.0
Sep 3, 2019
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Pros

Autodesk is a very friendly, supportive and kind technology company. The pace is picking up, with the new CEO, but it is still a lifestyle company that allows flexibility for families or other life priorities. While it is a company where you can build a long-term career (and many people have, there's a lot of loyalty), there is also a serious issue with lack of diversity at the leadership levels. So, if you're a woman, or minority, you can expect to face many of the same hurdles in furthering your career as you would at other tech companies! There is, however, a lot of change happening in HR and a push for more inclusive hiring practices and management techniques with the promise of shifting this over time. The benefits are excellent.

Cons

Few women or minorities in leadership. Big enough to be beaurocratic, but small enough to find good opportunities to shine and make a difference. Loyalty and career longevity has led to many in leadership having old-school mentalities and not necessarily being agile enough to be inspiring.

2.0
Jan 24, 2019

Culture

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Pros

Great vision, products and customers.

Cons

Culture is cut-throat and untrustworthy. Leadership looks down on the sales force and culls the field on a regular annual basis to meet street expectations.

5.0
Nov 2, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Very flexible work/life balance--it really depends on what team you're in, but mine is very open to remote working and flexible hours. Six week paid sabbatical every four years worked. Unlimited sick time. The CEO and leadership truly care about diversity and inclusion, which is such a breath of fresh air when you look at companies like Google, Nike, and Uber that are struggling with diversity and harassment issues. Very engaged employee resource groups. Employee stock rewards are very nice if you're at a high enough level to earn them.

Cons

The company is very siloed and it's hard to get things done with other teams don't want to work with you or have no incentive to help you. HR has never had a very supportive model. No mandatory and ongoing leadership training. Many people in senior leadership positions get the job because of time on the job, not because they have fantastic people leadership skills. No clear paths to promotion in many orgs, which leads to high attrition in the bay area with other tech companies that are willing to pay higher salaries. It seems very difficult to get rid of people who just downright don't do their jobs.

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