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      Weak Culture, Weak Leaders, Bad for Women - Anonymous employee Autodesk Employee Review

      2.0
      Aug 23, 2015
      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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      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

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      5.0
      Jun 1, 2026
      Software engineer
      Recommend
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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
      Jun 12, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      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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