Salary is below par ... - Senior Principal Engineer Autodesk Employee Review

3.0
30 Aug 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great environment, innovative, importance to personal / family life, 6 weeks sabbatical

Cons

Salary is dismal, bonus and options / rsus are practically non-existent, limited opportunity to grow...

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Autodesk Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We (HR and Talent Acquisition) do extensive bench-marking against other technology companies in the Bay Area and beyond to ensure we stay competitive in the market with salaries and benefits. That said, things change quickly -- particularly in engineering. If you would like to talk further on this topic, reach out to your manager or HR business partner. If you think we're far off, we'd like to hear it and make changes if needed! -Andrew Levy

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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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