Good company, good products, experience varies by department - Anonymous employee Adobe Employee Review

3.0
Jan 23, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great work life balance, smart people, exciting products. IT processes are well defined and it is a very collaborative work environment. Gym facility on-site went a long way in increasing my productivity. It can get very fast paced and demanding, but again, the fact that everyone supports each other is a great plus. I believe your experience will depend on which department you work for. In IT, it can be frustrating and chaotic at times. But people in product development and sales had only good things to say about their dept.

Cons

Middle management is sometimes clueless, and there was high attrition during my tenure there. Did not feel well compensated... there was no bonus (although it was included as a benefit when I accepted the job) and absolutely no acknowledgement of any contribution you make - again, it's a middle management problem. Promotions are notoriously hard to get. People are often brought in from outside rather than promoted within.

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Pros

* Refreshing focus on employee wellness * Brilliant colleagues * Compelling problems on interesting tools * Good work/life balance culture... generally (see cons) I've been at a few big tech companies and Adobe is one of my favorites. I feel empowered to make impactful changes here, I'm constantly stretching myself in fun ways, and the products we make are incredible. Product and engineering have big dreams, and all the resources we need to realize them.

Cons

* Big time crunch culture around arbitrary goals By far my biggest disappointment has been just how hard product pushes on big projects with arbitrary deadlines and difficult scope. It turns into cutting corners and delivering sub-par experiences even though we absolutely have the talent and capability to make some exceptional things if we just let the dang thing bake a few more months. I'd be more impressed with the tight clip if the goals were reasonable for good business reasons, but as far as I can tell the reason usually boils down to "some high-level manager wanted X and thought Y sounded like a good target date". * Comp growth leaves something to be desired. Raises feel pretty flat, though it's not the worst thing since stock rewards can be pretty good as appropriate for performance. Career progression is pretty good here too - I just find it odd how stale the base pay increases are year to year.

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