Hot and Cold - Senior User Experience Manager Autodesk Employee Review

3.0
May 26, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Autodesk is a company with a real purpose, and really puts its money where its mouth is with regards to its purpose. The work life balance is as great as it is rumored to be. It can be exciting when you're on a team that is focused, as the colleagues are some of the greatest in any industry.

Cons

Constant reorganizations cause a lack of momentum and the politics can be thick. Because this org is so engineering led, they are falling behind in terms of the innovation that could be happening if they were more design-led. But leadership doesn't understand the role of design. Career opportunities are unevenly distributed - certain orgs are much harder to advance than others. Agile practice is a mess - some groups are great, others don't know agile from a hole in the ground.

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5.0
Jun 1, 2026
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Pros

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

Cons

Medium Pay, Not Amazing Stock Packages

2.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Recommend
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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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