Great people, great products, good culture and good comp - Director Autodesk Employee Review

5.0
Feb 11, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Challenging and rewarding culture, with many talented people doing really great things. Creative, hard working individuals and strong work ethic. Generally caring HR people and an excellent package of benefits. Strong attitude towards personal development and investment in training.

Cons

The Pros make it difficult to move up because people tend to stay where they are, so you might get somewhat stuck, though if you make enough of your talent, you can shine and make progress, especially if you are willing to move both within divisions and geographically. You'll be expected to work really hard and senior leadership is demanding and sometimes not very well planned, so things can come flying at you at an alarming pace. But the comp package reflects this, just need to be prepared for a non 9-5 existence.

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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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