interesting work, tough to advance for middle managers - Anonymous employee Autodesk Employee Review

4.0
20 Feb 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

One of the best places to work - if you are interested in 3D software tools, special effects, and design of all types. The creativity of Autodesk customers and the workflows Autodesk tools support is truly awe-inspiring in some cases. Compensation is competitive.

Cons

The company is not growing rapidly and so opportunities to advance internally are limited. Personnel decisions can seem arbitrary and subject to favoritism in the mid-manager to director slots, though exec-level and entry-level/single contributor roles seem to be managed reasonably well.

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

Cons

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2.0
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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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