Confused management, poor regard for employees and contractors - Anonymous employee Autodesk Employee Review

1.0
31 Jan 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The company takes two mandatory (unpaid) weeks off each year lately, for economic reasons, but it's a nice break for employees. In the Bay Area, there are several offices and the one in San Francisco is accessible to BART, Muni, busses, ferry, etc - great location.

Cons

HR does not talk to employees at all; I have seen some fighting to get their benefits for 6 months or more (we're talking basic benefits that all employees should have). Upper management changes strategy weekly and morale is sketchy as a result. People don't talk to one another and most have insecurity about their jobs. The level of disorganization is shocking for a company of this size.

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Cons

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

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