Is Adobe a good company to work for?

Adobe has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 12,243 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 83% of employees would recommend working at Adobe to a friend and 63% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Adobe have been left by employees working as Technical Consultant , Intern and Research Scientist Intern .

Does Adobe pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Adobe employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Adobe. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Adobe?

83% of Adobe employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Adobe 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Adobe?

Software Engineer (625) , Computer Scientist (315) , Senior Software Engineer (226) , Account Executive (140) , Member Of Technical Staff (140) , Research Intern (135) , Customer Success Manager (123) , Product Manager (121) , Intern (116) , Technical Consultant (116) , Account Manager (107) , Technical Support Engineer (97) , Program Manager (95) , Manager (91) , Senior Computer Scientist (87)

What are the pros of working at Adobe according to real employee reviews?

"Good work/life balance (the lights would always turn off at HQ around 5:30!)" ((in 1277 reviews)); "perks are amazing and people are great" ((in 827 reviews)); "Work culture is good and the learn and grow" ((in 515 reviews)); "Good salary and perks and stock options" ((in 314 reviews)); "Good stock options and pay" ((in 312 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Adobe according to real employee reviews?

"Middle managements has too much power and if you get a bad manager then you are out of luck" ((in 257 reviews)); "The annual layoffs mentioned by others are really more about shifting jobs offshore" ((in 84 reviews)); "No work from home :(" ((in 73 reviews)); "Growth opportunities are limited within the consulting arm of Adobe." ((in 68 reviews)); "Every couple of months our middle to upper management tell us that the company needs to take some kind of new direction." ((in 59 reviews))

What are employees saying about Adobe layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Adobe layoffs and their outlook for job security at Adobe in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Adobe locations?

San Jose , San Francisco , Lehi , New York , Seattle , Austin , Denver , Los Angeles , Salt Lake City , Chicago , McLean , Washington , Boston , Atlanta , Orem , San Diego , Provo , Dallas , Portland , Emeryville , San Mateo , Sunnyvale , Newton , South San Francisco , Detroit , Santa Clara , Philadelphia , Remote , San Antonio , Columbus

Adobe reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(10,114 total reviews)

Shantanu Narayen

86% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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Adobe has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,114 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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10K reviews

3.0

May 12, 2019

Your job is as good as your manager

Customer success engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Adobe is a great company to work for and provide some excellent benefits for its employees. There are lots of teams and it is a good time to be here as the company is growing by leaps and bounds.

Cons

Very autocratic management style, your manager is your god

4.0

Jan 14, 2019

Sr Manager Engineering

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Company to work with

Cons

Might end up reporting to some lousy Managers

5.0

Dec 4, 2018

Career-building exprerience

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Access to smart, strategic leaders -Ability to get promoted and recognized within -Investment in sales training, i.e. John Barrows and Vista Value Selling -Ability to make good money if you exceed quota

Cons

-Constant changes within sales org, i.e. territories, SDR/AE alignment, lead qualification parameters, etc. -Leadership preaches about being radically transparent but actually doesn't divulge much info about internal company decisions

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