Great company, departmental deficiencies. - Anonymous Adobe Employee Review

3.0
28 Jul 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Employee Stock Purchase Program. Stocked break rooms with some free food. Activities/Pro bono/Corporate Events. Software Purchase Program. Health/Wellness Benefit. Gym, Basketball Court indoor and outdoor. Cafe is mostly decent for lunch (reasonably priced).

Cons

Difficult to move up. Mismanagement and disincentive to go above and beyond for your job. You don't move up unless someone leaves, and even then that is no guarantee because someone could be hired in from the outside above you. Feedback given is often ignored. Shares/incentives kept at higher levels - not much trickle down.

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Pros

Good benefits Treated well Sabbatical Policy

Cons

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4.0
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Recommend
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Pros

* Refreshing focus on employee wellness * Brilliant colleagues * Compelling problems on interesting tools * Good work/life balance culture... generally (see cons) I've been at a few big tech companies and Adobe is one of my favorites. I feel empowered to make impactful changes here, I'm constantly stretching myself in fun ways, and the products we make are incredible. Product and engineering have big dreams, and all the resources we need to realize them.

Cons

* Big time crunch culture around arbitrary goals By far my biggest disappointment has been just how hard product pushes on big projects with arbitrary deadlines and difficult scope. It turns into cutting corners and delivering sub-par experiences even though we absolutely have the talent and capability to make some exceptional things if we just let the dang thing bake a few more months. I'd be more impressed with the tight clip if the goals were reasonable for good business reasons, but as far as I can tell the reason usually boils down to "some high-level manager wanted X and thought Y sounded like a good target date". * Comp growth leaves something to be desired. Raises feel pretty flat, though it's not the worst thing since stock rewards can be pretty good as appropriate for performance. Career progression is pretty good here too - I just find it odd how stale the base pay increases are year to year.

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