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      4.0

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (4,604 total reviews)
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      Andrew Anagnost

      80% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

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      4.1

      Culture & values

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Autodesk has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,604 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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      2.0
      Feb 1, 2018

      Sinking ship - avoid

      Marketing
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - relatively good work life balance - some offices are nice - pay is so so - overall mission and products are cool / have promise

      Cons

      - reorgs, reorgs, reorgs. My team is on our 4th director in 4 years. - disconnect between svps and the org - insane politics at director level - some petty and downright cruel VPs who appear to care little about the people who get things done - strange culture where we say we want radical collaboration but then leaders’ implicitly and explicitly direct teams to block other teams - in the us, a stingy vacation policy - sabbaticals are great but basically 2 weeks vacation in a year sucks. Directors and above get unlimited. - marketing org is aimless and old school

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      Autodesk Response
      8y
      Thank you for sharing your post. We have many programs in place for ensuring we have a supportive workplace for anyone and everyone to thrive. We are always open to hearing feedback and if you want to share more about your particular situation, please feel free to contact the Ethics & Compliance Hotline: www.autodesk.ethicspoint.com or call 1-855-822-9535 so that we can discuss.
      2.0
      Aug 23, 2015

      Weak Culture, Weak Leaders, Bad for Women

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Autodesk has a few great, market leading products. Some projects are interesting. Family friendly and good work-life balance even though some people abuse it.

      Cons

      Most senior leaders have been there forever. Many are weak. Failed to scale as company grew up but refuse to leave or step aside. Middle management is full of politicians who get ahead by kissing up. It is a difficult culture for anyone to grow in, but especially for women leaders. HR is useless and only exists to protect the executives. That's what happened in IT, where the head of the division protected all his male buddies while seeing woman after woman punished, demoted or put on a plan out. It's ok though, we all moved on and Autodesk has the IT group it deserves now.

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      Autodesk Response
      10y
      Thanks for the note, I appreciate the feedback. Diversity is certainly in the zeitgeist in the Bay and beyond -- the company is committed to improving our diversity mix and is in the process of hiring a director of diversity. Affinity groups like AWIL (Women in Leadership) and Autodesk Pride are gaining cache and attention of the C Suite. Great changes are in the wind. I'd love to hear more about your particular experience if you'd be willing to connect offline. -andrew.levy@autodesk.com
      1.0
      Dec 6, 2017

      LAYON/LAYOFF

      Senior manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      It used to be a good place to work...

      Cons

      - Obsessive compulsive about layoffs (many more than those announced publicly since they are spread out/isolated - closer to 30-32% over the last three years alone!) - Hell-bent on copying Adobe's business model 1:1 even if it means literally destroying the company and connected customer accounts in the process - Current CEO was forced/promoted into his role due to time constraints when Carl left v.s. sourcing an already experienced CEO. - Current CEO is a marketing/biz dev/academic guy with ties to NASA, which is all respectable. But compare that to *experienced* CEO's like: Richard Branson, Shantanu Narayen, Larry Ellison. Huge difference in experience level for that specific role. - Activist investors interfering with successful company projects

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