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      4.1

      82% would recommend to a friend

      (10,081 total reviews)
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      Shantanu Narayen

      87% approve of CEO

      65% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.2

      Culture & values

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      Adobe has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,081 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
      Jan 2, 2010

      Comfortable but not world-changing

      Senior computer scientist
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      Pros

      - Very reasonable hours; I almost never work weekends (only about once a year during "crunch time"). - Very friendly place to work, not at all confrontational or competitive. - People at Adobe are less nerdy than at some other companies, perhaps due to all the design-oriented products that the company makes. - I think the company is in a fairly good place in terms of future growth potential. - Steep discounts (about as steep as you can get) on all those great Adobe products.

      Cons

      - Although my peers are pretty good programmers, they are not as good as the people I used to work with at another large software company. - Adobe is not the kind of place that is "changing the world" in the way that Apple and Google are.

      4.0
      Jan 2, 2010

      Great brand and kudos as a place to work, still work to do in reality!

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      As said by many others - great products, well known brand, seen as a great company to work for. Good size (between 6000-7000 employees) - big enough to be a 'proper company' but small enough that individuals can make a difference. Hiring policy is generally to aim high in terms of candidate quality and experience, and pay accordingly. Therefore people are usually paid well on joining for their role & level. The company is generally very amenable to internal progression and there are a large number of very loyal long-serving employees around the place!

      Cons

      The downside of hiring at the top end is that there are a lot of clever, highly experienced individuals with limited opportunities for progression, due to a relatively flat org structure and small span of control for people managers. This can lead to frustration when people are looking for their next career move and it sometimes seems that the only opportunities to progress are outside the UK (typically US roles) or outside the company. As mentioned before, Adobe is still working hard to establish itself as an Enterprise vendor and therefore customer perception is often still 'just a Desktop company'.

      5.0
      Dec 30, 2009

      I love adobe

      Computer scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      1. Smart, diligent, friendly people to work with 2. Very interesting projects that match my background well 3. An excellent quality control software projects 4. Good pay 5. Nice environment, amenable weather in bay area

      Cons

      Unfortunately, the adobe creative suite, specifically, cs4, didn't sell well due the the economic downtime. Adobe had to lay off twice in one year, sigh...

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