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      4.1

      82% would recommend to a friend

      (10,125 total reviews)
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      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 10,125 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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      3.0
      Dec 25, 2009

      Flash is the future of Adobe

      Senior computer scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Very generous time off, including company shutdowns to ensure everyone actually uses it. - Non-confrontational atmosphere; colleagues are accessible, pleasant people to work with on a daily basis.

      Cons

      - Lots of silos. Core component groups take no responsibility for downstream use of their code, leading to lots of patches and not enough sharing of knowledge. - Lots of work done overseas. If you depend on one of those groups it can be tough to work out problems in a timely manner. - Too many groups have their own agendas, leading to a confusing technology stack.

      3.0
      Dec 2, 2009

      Adobe is great for your resume, terrible for job security

      Dev
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great name to work for. Agile development technology Very professional engineering processes Lots of different technologies to be exposed to

      Cons

      Frequent layoffs, no warning, whole departments suddenly cut without regard to long term consequences Outsourcing to really amateurish teams in India Autocratic rule by SVP without paying any regard to dliligent research and recommendations of reports. SVP crushes dissent brutally, very political choices during layoffs.

      3.0
      Nov 28, 2009

      Once phenomenal, now average and in decline

      Group product manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people, great benefits (both fixed and variable) and tend to pay more than similar competitors in the software industry.

      Cons

      The company tends to acquire expertise rather than develop it's people so advancement/growth opportunities are increasingly limited. After numerous acquisitions the result is a bunch of warring fiefdoms all competing for relevance. Seems that upper management is struggling to find their way. They lack a compelling vision and commitment and instead are placing competing bets in an attempt to satisfy shareholders though successive acquisitions of a less profitable companies.

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