Fantastic Company - Senior Manager Autodesk Employee Review

5.0
Sep 11, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Autodesk is a company with strong ethics, and an inspiring vision and mission. The company and most of the people who work for Autodesk seem to genuinely care about making the world a better place through intelligent design. Incredibly innovative and forward thinking in most business lines. CEO is responsive to staff, industry changes and market demands. Good benefits, but not the greatest & it will be increasingly difficult to retain talent as other tech companies double-down on benefits. Limited time off during the year is only (to some extent) supplemented by 6 week paid sabbatical every 4 years. Telecommuting / flexible work location for a lot of positions, which enables good work/life balance if you are diligent in playing your part to maintain balance (it is easy to work 24-7 & vacation days unless you go offline completely).

Cons

Many teams even within the same org operate in silos. Very little sharing or communication between groups. Few feedback mechanisms between product and delivery teams, unless forged by individuals ad hoc (with such communication supported by their managers). Constant changes in management and yearly reorgs cause instability and loss of momentum. Recovery periods from reorgs/management shifts are lengthy. For a tech company, internal processes & communication channels are very outdated. Stock prices have decreased dramatically, and so has a substantial part of employee savings. Surprisingly political once you scratch the surface (which helps explain the frequent reorgs).

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Pros

This company is amazing! When you start you get a decent sized home office stipend but the on going benefits are great as well, including but not limited to a monthly WiFi reimbursement, a yearly wellness reimbursement, the option to work from a foreign country for up to a month a year, stock options, and much more! Aside from that, all the people I’ve worked with thus far are so easy to get along with and everyone truly pulls their weight.

Cons

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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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