Autodesk as an employer has fallen quite a bit from even a decade ago. Despite the culture of crabs in a bucket playing at empire building Bass' tenure was marked by generally employee friendly policies and a sincere passion behind some of their projects. The same definitely can't be said for the marketing dweebs that took over (and judging by Fusion they've ramped up their anti-customer initiatives too).
The shift towards subscription based bullshit was essentially the start of the effort to oust Bass.
The shift towards subscription based bullshit was essentially the start of the effort to oust Bass.