A bubble - Business Operations Manager Adobe Employee Review

4.0
Aug 17, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Healthy work life balance, LOTS of days off, once a month minimum and 1 week off during the summer and winter. Great stock payment and check-in system to grow within the company.

Cons

It seems too good to be true, the company publicly announced no lay offs as one of the only tech companies to do that in 2023, however, my whole department was laid off. I think it's a huge corporation and you feel very insignificant to them. The pay is also very strict to the leveling so if you want to reach the next level in your pay you must leave the company, get the experience and then return more senior to achieve that higher pay.

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Pros

Very good people to work with

Cons

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4.0
Jun 16, 2026
Recommend
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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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