Adobe reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(10,104 total reviews)
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Shantanu Narayen

86% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Adobe has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,104 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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Mar 11, 2012
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Pros

Leadership, as all companies are, isn't perfect. However, DK and his immediate field generals are very sound. The company, who has been around since early 2000's has not been foolish in taken on rounds and rounds of VC backing, and they are very fiscally sound in running their business (i.e. doing deals that are profitable). The algorithm/optimization platform is second to none. And the folks there are very intelligent and most of very approachable to share their knowledge with you. I have always had the flexibility of working at the office or elsewhere as situations needed.

Cons

Like other reviewers have mentioned, hiring new people takes a long, long time. Even though the company has been around for 10+ years, it's still stuck in a 'small company' mentality often times, and therefore, selling the company to would-be employees is difficult. We didn't do a ton of marketing. Now that we're Adobe, many questions arise; not just about 'culture' but will EF be simply absorbed into the new organization and then eventually half its business and employees be spit out?

5.0
Mar 10, 2012

Empowering

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Total autonomy. Adobe really believes in the freedom to work how you work best. It is refreshing to see a company hire talent and then offer an environment where they can contribute freely. Lots of cool perks across the board. Great worldwide HQ campus. Really focused on being environmentally conscious, and of course who can forget free access to everything produced by Adobe. They even have a system for you to buy retail packaged software for your friends/family at a ridiculously discounted rate.

Cons

It's a big company so it can sometimes seem difficult to plot your career advancement, though they do offer help in this respect. I've heard of others taking up the offer to move around departments/roles, but honestly I think this is primarily geared at the most junior level employees. The reality is, they hire top talent and understandably want to see the fruits of their recruitment in a specific area they tapped you for.

3.0
Mar 10, 2012

It is all about what you expect

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- very little stress - great work life balance (out by 5pm, in after 9) - great benefits - most people are nice - free food/soda - If you are looking for decent pay, no stress, consistent work, hard to go wrong

Cons

- Absolutely no correlation between ability and position in the company - Far more politics then other companies I have worked with - Some of the least skilled people I have worked with - Terrible infighting between groups - No one is held accountable for anything - MANY MANY layers of management for no reason - If you want a position that pushes you, makes you better, will allow opportunity and growth, not the place for you

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