Autodesk is a good company I have heard, but the things required of consulting project managers are often absurd, non-sensical, and mired in bureaucracy and politics, which is strange for such a small subset of the larger organization. It seems that here, project managers are the lowest of the low and get no respect. Priorities of all other groups seem to trump priorities of PMs. Director level management has historically been not-to-be trusted, and the level of Machiavellian maneuvering is mindboggling. There are a lot of cliques, and favoritism of unsavory types exists. Layoffs and bullies are not uncommon. Opportunities for advancement are quite limited.
