Not all departments are equal... - Mechanical Engineer Autodesk Employee Review

2.0
Sep 9, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Great work/life balance. Little perks like automatic coffee machines to more manually operated ones. Seltzer water machines, snacks and social events to help you feel connected with your coworkers.

Cons

With the Exception of GPS, lots of things come with limitations for the support teams. The flexibility of where to work doesn't exist. The flexibility of working from home isn't the same. And with the switch from PTO to DTO, the "Week of Rest" where Autodesk shuts down around Christmas time is meaningless to the support teams as they still need to work. The culture code of being able to speak up (be brave) hasn't penetrated well into GPS. The most challenging part is compensation. Bonuses are great, raises, not so much. So the longer you work there, the farther you fall behind. And almost every year there is some sort of reorg and oddly it occurs right before your performance review. I've had twice as many managers than the number of years at Autodesk. Others have had it worse. And with the announcement of the new Hybrid (flexible workplace) position for everyone*, it turns out there were a lot of exceptions for support roles. Several people have left my immediate team since this hybrid announcement, and others like myself are looking to move on.

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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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