Autodesk

Autodesk is truly an amazing place to work. As a company, it's different – it's not your typical heartless corporate entity out to make money. It cares about the employees, customers, environment, and the planet as a whole. This sentiment pervades through the company and is palpable. People are genuinely friendly, and the attrition rate is really low.

The work culture is almost too collaborative for Autodesk's own good. There are too many meetings and emails about the littlest thing. Middle management doesn't feel empowered to make decisions and leaves it to VPs to make the call. Product decisions are top-down. Product managers are always looking for approval from executives to make tough calls. Too many levels of management and people are well entrenched make it difficult for people aspiring to grow.

Hire some new blood to freshen the culture. Empower teams to go do it.