Adobe reviews

(1) Level of stress really depends on what product you work for. On the Creative Cloud side everyone is somewhat dispensable (it's a monopoly after all), which means it can be a pressure cooker and very political. How else to stand out? (2) Given that work/life balance is so amazing, the compensation is a bit lower than elsewhere. I think it's totally fair but something to be aware of. (3) On the Experience Cloud side, Adobe doesn't have the same level of experience as other companies. Adobe is not a traditional Enterprise software company, which means it's somewhat uneven. (4) Kind of hard to make a career progression, given how nice the work/life balance is. Arguably it's better to make a career elsewhere and then join Adobe later on in your career.

- Lots of red tape in getting big initiatives pushed through - Cramped office with people jammed into every corner of the building - Office space designed for low profile walls to promote collaboration that really was more of a cost cutting initiative that made for a loud and distraction work environment - Little movement at the upper echelons which prevented movement beyond Sr. Mgr or Dir - Strong focus on hiring leaders from the outside instead of promoting within - Low appetite for taking risks - Lacking in ability for internal innovation that led, more often then not, to acquisitions for growth - Certain departments were very hesitant to allow any formal work from home programs - Recent high turnover in tenured employees due to internal drama and a culture that is starting to go down hill - Unclear organizational leadership at the BU level - Strong emphasis in diversity that over rotated to a negative bias towards over represented groups ie a perception that certain employees received promotions primarily because of belonging to an under represented gender or race. This includes an internal view by some that others are immune from termination because they fall in an under represented category even if those individuals were under performing