Autodesk reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,612 total reviews)
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Andrew Anagnost

80% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Autodesk has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,612 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Autodesk employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Apr 20, 2018

Very hard to grow

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Well defined vision that clearly trickles down, good amenities, nice offices with exceptional locations

Cons

Extremely difficult to get promoted and deflated job titles. Expect to be a manager forever with virtually no line to grow in seniority in title due to the de-emphasis on titles and promotions. When change happens, the people already in charge get the opportunities. It's almost impossible to become a director unless you come in externally.

3.0
Jan 31, 2018

Environment Deteriorating Fast

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The products are still amazing. They can change the way customers will design the world. Many of the people are very bright, hard working and committed.

Cons

1. The political environment has deteriorated significantly in the last two years. There used to be an earnest, collaborative environment with a real desire to do the right thing for customers. Now, many leaders are applying their efforts to jockeying for position or resources rather than leading or managing. Productivity has ground to a halt, resources are demoralized and actively looking for the exit. 2. Promotions decisions are not transparent. While officially, it is all about "What" and "How", the real variable is "Who" you know and "Where" you are located. It is impossible to advance outside San Francisco due to a belief that only resources in SF can be leaders. It is hard to connect this to the visible commitment to diversity. 3. The leadership claims that we want to be a "customer" company. However, actions show the real objectives - satisfying Wall Street. 4. With the new CEO came new organization with mandates of bringing Autodesk to the future. However, the leaders for these organizations have all been around for over 10 years and have no experience in the identified objectives.

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