Pros
Helping professional designers become more efficient with the power of good design and software Challenging and interesting problems to solve Being surrounded by knowledgeable, talented and skilled individual contributors Good starting pay Employee stock purchase scheme is more generous than in other places, but requires self-sacrifice.
Cons
Bait and switch at the offer stage. You are only measured on what you are told to do. Personal initiatives are not encouraged. Several layers of management that somehow survive every restructuring while individual contributors are left on their own. Loyalty only goes up at Autodesk Managers and individual contributions tend to be measured on how well they make their boss look to their own superiors. Huge amount of politics, distracts from getting work done. Navigating aforementioned politics seem to be the main deciding factor in measuring personal success. Line manager will not hesitate to use performance review as opportunities to "whip you into place". Zero investment in what employees want. Only in what benefits the manager. Annual re-organisation (may include layoff) with zero positive impact for individual team members. Issues with managers are reported and swept under the rug. Strategy changes every 6 months with team members having to bear the load, lowers morale and makes personal efforts seem wasted. Forget pay rises and growth opportunities at this company (unless you are a manager)
