Autodesk

In words, the company has a great vision and is committed to the cause of making the world a better place. Very inspirational.

In practice, it's absolute chaos.

Most teams are results of acquisitions and end up being poorly integrated silos with an excessive amount of unskilled, inexperienced managers. These managers were promoted as a result of acquisition, not true merit or skill.

Tons of overinflated egos run wild, boasting the success of their ol' startup, and amidst this, absolutely zero forward progress is made.

Most people who last longer than a few months at Autodesk carry a title of "principal" engineer and yet have trouble with basic daily tasks, such as version control or testing. They are well below average, even for junior levels in other places.

The research division (OCTO) is possibly worse, with principal researchers having difficulty explaining their thoughts clearly or relating their work to others.

I do not recommend this company for anyone who aspires to learn from peers.