California Club. Not a true multinational. - Anonymous employee Autodesk Employee Review

3.0
Nov 12, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

1. Fantastic work life balance 2. Really good product guys 3. Comfortable workspace

Cons

1. No career growth. No clarity on how promotions are made - spoils system at work. Managers talk about 'visibility' more than 'merit'. 2. HR has no role in the company 3. Excessively centralised at HQ. Runs like a california club. No diversity in leadership at all levels. Most leaders have no international experience other than some exposure to West Europe. 4. Playing catch up to most tech companies and not modern 5. Chaotic environment as no systems and processes exist and multiple reorgs happen in a year 6. Abysmal pay 7. You won't move ahead if you don't play the visibility game as it is heavily perception driven

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2.0
Jun 12, 2026
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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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