Great place to work, looking forward to my sabbatical - Manager Autodesk Employee Review

5.0
2 Nov 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Very flexible work/life balance--it really depends on what team you're in, but mine is very open to remote working and flexible hours. Six week paid sabbatical every four years worked. Unlimited sick time. The CEO and leadership truly care about diversity and inclusion, which is such a breath of fresh air when you look at companies like Google, Nike, and Uber that are struggling with diversity and harassment issues. Very engaged employee resource groups. Employee stock rewards are very nice if you're at a high enough level to earn them.

Cons

The company is very siloed and it's hard to get things done with other teams don't want to work with you or have no incentive to help you. HR has never had a very supportive model. No mandatory and ongoing leadership training. Many people in senior leadership positions get the job because of time on the job, not because they have fantastic people leadership skills. No clear paths to promotion in many orgs, which leads to high attrition in the bay area with other tech companies that are willing to pay higher salaries. It seems very difficult to get rid of people who just downright don't do their jobs.

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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
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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