Compelling Mission - Big Challenges Ahead - Senior Manager, User Experience Autodesk Employee Review

4.0
26 Feb 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The company builds tools and services that touch almost everything you see around you. From architecture to product design to Hollywood movies, Autodesk is always up to something interesting and purposeful. UX is starting to get a seat at the executive table, and there is an emerging culture of customer-focused design thinking.

Cons

The company is facing a huge set of challenges as they change business models. They've been enjoying a strong revenue stream from yearly sales and large accounts for most of their history, and now they have to earn a customer's love each month. They are saying the right words, but the culture change will still take some time.

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5.0
12 May 2026
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Pros

Great benefits, great people. Hybrid/Remote flexibility Offers sabbatical every 4 years

Cons

Restructuring and layoffs are common

2.0
12 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
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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