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Cool Cultures, Disconnected Management

Senior Software Engineer I
Current Employee
Has worked at Autodesk for 2 years
November 16, 2021
Toronto, Ontario
3.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

The acquired start-ups have cool cultures, a very bottom-up style, and lots of great middle management people. They also offer good work-life balance and benefits.

Cons

Upper management seems disconnected from middle management and below.

Some hostile cultures exist in certain organizations in the company.

Work values and company culture are inconsistent.

Pay is low and outdated, but HR and compensation don't agree and refuse to use updated market research data.

We've lost so many good engineers.

Upper management is not great at addressing questions and concerns either.

It's not clear how diversity and inclusion is handled.

The topic comes up a lot, but when recruiting, it's not clear how pipelines can improve diversity.

Advice to Management

Do more than just listen to concerns. Take action. Glint surveys don't matter much if actions are not taken to address concerns.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
5.0
Culture and Values
3.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3.0
Career Opportunities
5.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
2.0

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