Adobe reviews

Adobe has lost its way. Top management is out of touch and focused completely on Wall Street, not on pleasing the customers. Middle management is so focused on keeping their jobs they are scared to do anything that will kill the cash cow. Front-line managers are unable to effect change and don't get much respect. Layoffs are an annual event now, and each September on the company slowly grinds to a halt as the rank and file waits to find out whether they'll have a job the next year. It's terrible for motivation and also encourages short-term thinking, since nobody can assume that either the strategic direction nor their jobs will be the same over the long haul.

There are several male senior leaders who have been brought in who hold a very misogynistic approach to working with female leaders. Certain types of toxic behaviors - a Senior Leader who will only work with a male team member and dismisses working with any female member is not addressed. It is rewarded and this misogynistic and inequitable behavior creates a lot of opportunities for many male members of the team and pushes the females on the team into less visible roles which then comes to impact promotions, growth and recognition. Rather than dealing with the toxicity the behavior is allowed, normalized and in some ways, encouraged. Managers and Directors are often managing up and take walking orders from their superiors without offering much input or providing alternative ways to approach problems. They tactically do and the work is often not strategic but tactical and reactive. Adobe has an issue with ageism within certain parts of the organization. It is NOT a top place to work in my opinion.