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      Constant Flux & Stress - Anonymous employee Autodesk Employee Review

      2.0
      25 Apr 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      GREAT product and open work environment. There are no offices (other than meeting spaces), you could literally be sitting next to someone on the executive team on one side and an intern on the other. The setup allows for open conversation between groups. Autodesk provides lunch once a week and has beer on tap in the Boston office. The BUILD Space is truly an amazing facility that full-time employees have access to.

      Cons

      Autodesk is in constant flux with layoffs and reorgs... Every December and February everyone in the company stresses out about getting laid off. If you are looking for long-term stability, Autodesk may not be the right fit. There is no long-term planning or strategy (even 1 year out). Everything seems to be ad-hoc and very disjointed. Tons of silos that everyone talks about, but nobody acts upon. The executive team has secret meetings and do not involve key stakeholders. LOTS of meetings (even meetings to discuss next meetings topics - yes that's right). Not a very good life/work balance due to the constant flux, last-minute projects, and deadlines. Managers pick favorites and are by no means transparent -- despite what they tell you. If you are looking at upward growth and mobility, your manager can break your career with Autodesk. Management expects complete honesty and transparency from their team, but do not exemplify it themselves. Oversharing could cost you your job -- especially if you upset someone.

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      Autodesk Response
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      Thank you for your candid feedback. Though reorganizations and changes are inevitable in our industry, we recognize that some of these changes impact our employees. However, we encourage all employees to have regular, ongoing communications with their managers to help achieve their career aspirations. If a company decision impacts an employee, industry-leading help and services are provided to employees free of charge to help them transition. We hope this helps to provide some clarity around some of the changes. We appreciate your honesty and your feedback is helpful to us as we continue to make Autodesk an even better place to work.

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      5.0
      1 Jun 2026
      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good WLB Low Turnover Rates Interesting Projects/Work Full Benefits + 401k

      Cons

      Medium Pay, Not Amazing Stock Packages

      2.0
      12 Jun 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      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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