We’ve been here before, so this shouldn’t shock anyone. Autodesk is red hot to employ lots of shiny new people to replace at least some of the old ones that were discarded a while back.
As a free service to Autodesk, I offer this work-for-us video for your enjoyment:
An example of the sort of attitude required from employees who want to stay around can be found at 0:37. Nice!
August 2012: Autodesk increases profits, but not as much as expected, and gets rid of 500 people. This sort of thing has happened before, resulting in the loss of good, skilled people, some with many years of priceless and irreplacable experience.
September 2012: Autodesk goes on a recruiting drive.
So, if you want to work for a company that will put you out with the trash the next time reality doesn’t quite match some financial analyst’s estimate, you know where to go. Good luck with that.