Great product, bad management - Director, Marketing Autodesk Employee Review

2.0
20 Oct 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Autodesk is the de facto standard for CAD and other 2D and 3D design applications. The company is located in San Raphael, CA and its marketing department operates from 1 Market St. in the heart of San Francisco. The company's products are very cool.

Cons

Autodesk has been sitting on its laurels too long. The company lacks innovation and management is an old-school network of Cornell alum who don't like to push the envelope. The company is filled with long-term employees who put in their time and remember the glory days when the company was doubling its revenues every 2 years. The place can be very political. The bad apples are not plucked, but allowed to continue.... the working environment is very non-confrontational, which means that manipulators can get away with abuse.

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Autodesk has, hands down, one of the warmest and most supportive corporate cultures I’ve ever experienced. From day one, people were welcoming, respectful, kind, and genuinely available to help. Even as a contract worker, I never felt like an outsider. I felt included, trusted, and treated like part of the team. The marketing team was an incredible group: collaborative, smart, generous with their time, and always willing to answer questions. Autodesk also has a true teaching culture. You never feel silly for asking questions, and there is a clear willingness across teams to help people learn, improve, and succeed. Operationally, the company was also impressively efficient. The technology, meeting tools, scheduling systems, and general workflows made it easy to connect with people, set appointments, collaborate, and keep work moving without unnecessary friction. Overall, Autodesk set the bar for what a healthy corporate culture can feel like: organized, human, respectful, inclusive, and genuinely collaborative. Pros: Warm culture, helpful people, strong tools and technology, respectful teams, inclusive environment, great marketing organization.

Cons

As a contractor, I only wish the experience had been longer.

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