ReportedJanuary 22, 2026· Technology
Autodesk
On January 22, 2026, Autodesk announced 1,000 job losses. The company is reported to have cut roles in connection with AI.
Jobs lost
1,000~
US jobs
1,000
Workforce
15,300
% of workforce
6.54%
Editorial note
Autodesk cut roughly 1,000 roles, about 7% of its global workforce and concentrated in customer-facing sales, announced in a late-January 2026 memo from CEO Andrew Anagnost. He framed the cuts as completing a multi-year go-to-market reorganization and stated they were "not driven by... an effort to replace people with AI," with savings redirected toward AI and cloud investment. Tagged Reported because press coverage emphasized the AI angle while the company's own framing was generic restructuring.
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