Autodesk reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,621 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 4,621 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
Aug 22, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Typical tech/SaaS/startup environment... snacks for days, fancy water/coffee machines that make anything you could dream up, free lunch, massage chairs, swag to make people feel proud, fancy meeting rooms, ability to work from any office or remote.

Cons

Upper management cannot explain comp plans to save themselves. This is a sales role... sales people like MONEY and knowing how they're able to earn that. If you can't explain how targets and attainment works, how can anyone stay motivated or want to stay? This was easily the biggest mess of a company I've experience, that's too big to fail with government contracts, and perks thrown at employees that makes them second guess wanting to leave. This place also favors the typical woke culture you'd expect and they sexualize the workplace (call it what it is) and favor certain groups while stomping on others. My building was wrapped in a giant rainbow, every window and door had a rainbow decal placed on it, and a work floor loaded with TVs promoted very "colorful" events - it was a VERY celebrated office space. Christian, Conservative, etc... beware of your values being stomped on like mine were. This place also

4.0
Aug 20, 2025

Decent company

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are lots of good things about working at Autodesk - particularly the renumeration and benefits. There are lots of travel opportunities, depending on your role. It's a fairly innovative company. It's team dependent, but generally colleagues and managers can be awesome. Work-life balance is good.

Cons

Senior management (directors, VPs) just shuffle around and give promotions and jobs to their friends who have been there a long time (even under performers). Too many long-termers that stifle innovation. Very political. If you want a promotion you need to play the game hard. Although they have good HR policies, staff are just a number at the end of the day.

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