Adobe reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(10,057 total reviews)
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Shantanu Narayen

86% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Adobe has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,057 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Adobe employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0
Feb 4, 2019
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Pros

Pay is awesome if you fight for what you want, some entry level positions pay horrible -WFH- some teams allow you to work from home, our team didn't allow it. -Benefits - are awesome -VACATION - unlimited - all driven by your hiring manager, if your hiring manager says 2 weeks than that's all you get -GYM/Wellness - great classes, onsite massage available, tons of classes, great gym location -Some teams are awesome, it really depends on what team you land on. -They give you stock when you get hired that you can cash out over a few years. -Yearly raises are ok, but it's really all up to your manager- if your manager doesn't like you - you don't get a raise, or promoted.

Cons

-If you are non white - you are treated differently -If you are non LDS you are treated differently -If you are a woman you are treated differently -this place is mostly ran by men leaders, they don't promote women leadership They have announced they pay woman and treat women fair, that's not true- I have heard from most of the woman and lots of woman are promoted less, paid up to 30-50% less than the men. They frown on diversity and don't welcome it. Even when upper management knowing there is problems in the lower level teams they don't get involved or do anything about it. -There isn't an open door policy- you are not welcomed to come talk to your upper management, they barely say hi, you are suppose to use your chain in command, I went to leadership and then got "marked" , so it only damages your career- it's best NOT to say nothing. At the end of the day I have been around for a long time, it all depends on the team you end up working under. if you are under a good team and good lead -everyone is scared of HR, saying HR is NOT on our side, not sure why -Hard to move internal, if your manager doesn't like you he tries to make sure you are not hire able inside -too many stuck up people that work there and treat women horrible.

1.0
Jun 17, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits. Cool office. Booming company.

Cons

They brought me on as a Jr Technical Writer. They said they would train me and grant me some RSUs that vest in 4 years to convince me into making a long term commitment. Great! I was initially on a centralized doc team full of writers and a manager *(the guy who hired me) and it was good. 2 years in, they decentralized us and all the writers were split up and put under product organizations. Okay cool. The product manager who became my new manager was a nice guy and a great product manager but had ZERO CLUE how to manage a writer and was mostly nonexistent and just cared that my job was being completed, which it was. This was because he had no idea what my daily duties entailed. Both my first manager of 2 years and my 2nd manager had nothing but top reviews and ratings to give me. Then, the product I was working on got canceled and shipped to India. What did they do to the Jr Writer which they brought on, trained, and gave RSUs to convince him into making a long term commitment? They moved me to a new product, right? No, they just laid me off. Great manager reviews, total loyalty and commitment to Adobe, multiple product knowledge of several products across the cloud, and nope.... they just laid me off. A couple of my coworkers even complained up the ladder at how it was handled. But nothing changed. I was picked up by Microsoft a month later, but I still find how Adobe handled the situation very unsettling and unprofessional. They instilled a sense of commitment and loyalty into you... and so I ignored several other opportunities that knocked on my door--only to realize that was a mistake because Adobe didn't care about the commitment and loyalty they squeezed out of me.

5.0
May 26, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

I can honestly say that I've never been surrounded by so many genuine, authentic, and nice people in my career. The work environment is one where colleagues truly care about each other. It may sound simple but it's really motivating to be at a company where employees care so much about each other and the company cares about you- as a person not just another employee. There is also a mindset here where leadership is always questioning the status quo, pushing everyone to think bigger and differently, not get complacent, and to push for disruption if it will make us better. For a company over 30 years old and very successful, it's incredible to see and hear our leaders pushing for new ways of thinking so actively. There is no "old vs. new" guard that you might see at other companies. In addition to all this, the offices are gorgeous, comfortable, and creative. Food is excellent and subsidized a lot (not free which I like as there's no waste and less entitlement that what I've experienced at other Valley companies).

Cons

No real cons from a working perspective, I could get picky and say the elevators get crowded at lunch time and parking is tough if you show up to work late!

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