A Thin Veneer of Innovation... - Anonymous employee Autodesk Employee Review

1.0
9 May 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

if you need a steady paycheck it could be worse..

Cons

The company is filled with a bunch of corporate goons that just buy up innovative companies, 95% of their software is simply acquired and they do not possess the skills to come up with new products. Strategy is middling at best, they moved to the cloud to chase Adobe, they missed the VR/AR content creation boat to Unity. The 3D printing they constantly talk about well they pretty much made Ember and the Spark platform, both failed to gain any traction. The only reason the stock is doing well is a 10% layoff (surprise margins go way up..), Trump's infrastructure investment/policies and a rotation of the ceo leadership. A little annoying to watch fanboy videos on 3d printing/robotics/VR/AR when they have objectively contributed very little of substance to those fields. These videos usually comprise of AD execs smile posing beside real innovators and leased car robots hoping some of their magic rubs off on them.

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

Cons

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2.0
12 Jun 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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