Remote work options but a toxic culture persists MAKE WORSE ! - Sales Autodesk Employee Review

1.0
May 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Remote Work and unlimited Vacation option, so the day to day could be structured well.

Cons

Autodesk’s culture feels increasingly fake, driven by leadership that seems blind to the toxic environment they’ve created over the years. Every year, employees are laid off regardless of performance. Leadership repeatedly claims layoffs aren’t an annual occurrence—then a few months later, another thousand people are let go. Their standard line is, “We can’t guarantee that the business won’t make changes for the betterment of certain operations.” Sure, everyone understands that businesses evolve, but laying off thousands of people twice in one year goes far beyond normal adjustments. The CEO insists layoffs aren’t a yearly event at Autodesk, yet they happen twice a year. The message doesn’t match reality. To make matters worse, employees who are laid off get to watch Autodesk continue hiring during the process. Laying people off while actively hiring others sends a terrible message about the company’s culture. It shows a lack of respect and a lack of commitment to the people who helped build the company. Autodesk = bad culture. They’re not “MAKE ANYTHING”—they’re MAKING WORSE for employees.

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5.0
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Pros

Good WLB Low Turnover Rates Interesting Projects/Work Full Benefits + 401k

Cons

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2.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

The individual contributors, your peers you work with day in and day out are fantastic people! At the IC level, for the most part, it feels like everyone is in the fight together. The work/life balance is good depending on which business unit/team you're aligned with. The benefits are pretty solid, especially the 6 week sabbatical.

Cons

Autodesk moves at the pace of a snail, very slow to take action on anything. Selling is very difficult with all the undocumented approvals, processes, red tape and very few people are willing to actually help! Leadership doesn't care about the people their decisions impact. Feedback is rarely listened to and acted upon. Pay is terrible compared to competitors in this space. Autodesk has embraced a ton of change over the last few years with new marketing, sales and IT leadership and it shows. They are not shy in showing their desire to be the next Oracle at the expense of their people. They are constantly changing tools, processes, people, roles, you name it so you feel like you're under water constantly. Lipstick on a pig.

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