Lots of promise but management does not inspire - Program Manager Autodesk Employee Review

3.0
24 Jun 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Great people, interesting products, decent work-life balance

Cons

Management structure very hierarchical, Autodesk is ho-hum traditional when it comes to managing staff and careers. Too many people called "managers" who are not given the time and priority to do so, skills are sorely lacking. How about trying to innovate with company culture and management practices and not just in your products? Introduce position rotation - *no one* should be in the same role for > 10 years! Politics play too large a role here.

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5.0
1 Jun 2026
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Pros

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

Cons

Medium Pay, Not Amazing Stock Packages

2.0
12 Jun 2026
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Recommend
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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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