3D Design, Engineering and Entertainment Software Leader on Annual List
of Best U.S. Companies to Work For
SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 2012--
Autodesk,
Inc. is once again among the country’s best places to work,
according to FORTUNE magazine’s annual survey. FORTUNE released its list
of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” today.
Employees at Autodesk's San Francisco office. Autodesk was named to FORTUNE's list of "100 Best Companies to Work For". (Photo: Business Wire)
“It is our employees that make Autodesk one of the best places to work,”
said Jan Becker, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Real Estate
at Autodesk. “We’re proud of our products and the difference they make
in the world; and we’re proud of our culture and our environment – a
place where people are treated with respect and can be part of
innovative teams with challenging work.”
Autodesk has more than 7,000 employees in locations worldwide including
North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Autodesk is
consistently recognized as a great place to work. In 2011, offices in
Canada, China, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United
States received related awards.
To pick the 100 Best Companies to Work For, Fortune partners with the
Great Place to Work Institute to conduct the most extensive employee
survey in corporate America*. The complete list of companies will appear
in the print issue of the magazine, available on newsstands January 23,
2012 and on www.fortune.com
today.
About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc., is a leader in 3D
design, engineering and entertainment software. Customers across the
manufacturing, architecture, building, construction, and media and
entertainment industries -- including the last 16 Academy Award winners
for Best Visual Effects -- use Autodesk software to design, visualize
and simulate their ideas. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in
1982, Autodesk continues to develop the broadest portfolio of
state-of-the-art software for global markets. For additional information
about Autodesk, visit www.autodesk.com.
Autodesk and AutoCAD are registered trademarks or trademarks of
Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA
and/or other countries. Academy Award is a registered trademark of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. All other brand names,
product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk
reserves the right to alter product and services offerings, and
specifications and pricing at any time without notice, and is not
responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear in
this document.
© 2012 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.
*Methodology: To pick the 100 Best Companies to Work For, Fortune
partners with the Great Place to Work Institute to conduct the
most extensive employee survey in corporate America; 280 firms
participated in this year’s survey. More than 246,000 employees at those
companies responded to a survey created by the institute, a global
research and consulting firm operating in 45 countries around the world.
Two-thirds of a company’s score is based on the results of the
institute’s Trust Index survey, which is sent to a random sample of
employees from each company. The survey asks questions related to their
attitudes about management’s credibility, job satisfaction, and
camaraderie. The other third is based on responses to the institute’s
Culture Audit, which includes detailed questions about pay and benefit
programs and a series of open-ended questions about hiring practices,
methods of internal communication, training, recognition programs, and
diversity efforts. After evaluations are completed, if news about
a company comes to light that may significantly damage employees’ faith
in management, we may exclude it from the list. Any company that
is at least five years old and has more than 1,000 U.S. employees is
eligible. For information on how to apply, visit www.greatplacetowork.com.
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Source: Autodesk, Inc.
Autodesk, Inc.
Michael Oldenburg, 415-547-2439
michael.oldenburg@autodesk.com