Autodesk reviews

-very political organization, cliques; forced ranking system -do not recognize high performing people if you are not in the "clique" -shallow leadership with fixed 360 performance reviews -will not fire senior sales leadership that does not have the ability to effectively lead an organization; as such their revenues are stagnant -no programs for career advancement -poor sales compensation plans

Salaries are so-so, not great, especially considering the long hours that are really needed to get our jobs done. Nice bennies package, though. Stock has basically been horizontal for several years, so, unless something changes drastically in the market, there's not much opportunity for earnings beyond salary and bonus (although the ESPP is decent). Division reorganizations every year or so are an incredible waste of time and energy...seems like a low cost-benefit ratio, and a lot of wasted time. Very Dilbert. Reviews are now rather rigid here: 20% of people get an "A", 70% get a "C", and 10% get an "F"...even if your whole group is stellar, or even if they are awful, 20% of them will get a great bonus and pay increase, and 10% will get neither. Guess the thing to do is make sure you join an under-performing group, then you'll have an easy time getting an "A". Seems like this could be handled with a little more finesse. Most folks I know are just biding their time, waiting to escape from what was once a great company to work for. We really miss Carol Bartz!