Is Adobe a good company to work for?

Adobe has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 12,201 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 82% of employees would recommend working at Adobe to a friend and 65% 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?

82% 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 (624) , Computer Scientist (314) , Senior Software Engineer (221) , Account Executive (140) , Member Of Technical Staff (140) , Research Intern (135) , Customer Success Manager (123) , Product Manager (120) , Intern (116) , Technical Consultant (116) , Account Manager (106) , Technical Support Engineer (96) , Program Manager (94) , Manager (90) , 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 1279 reviews)); "perks are amazing and people are great" ((in 795 reviews)); "good work culture and WLB" ((in 507 reviews)); "Good Salary and growth." ((in 315 reviews)); "Good stock options and pay" ((in 311 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 262 reviews)); "The annual layoffs mentioned by others are really more about shifting jobs offshore" ((in 92 reviews)); "No Work From Home Policy" ((in 72 reviews)); "Less growth opportunities into management from IC" ((in 63 reviews)); "Every couple of months our middle to upper management tell us that the company needs to take some kind of new direction." ((in 61 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 Adobe locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Dallas , San Mateo , Philadelphia , Provo , Newton , Chicago , Los Angeles , San Antonio , Columbus , Miami

Adobe reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(10,081 total reviews)

Shantanu Narayen

87% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Adobe has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,081 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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Reviews by job title

10K reviews

2.0

Jun 17, 2008

don't plan on any career development

Group product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

compensation generally ranks on the good to high side, benefits are good.

Cons

people need to understand that there is no career advancement, the organization is too flat, with no director level or higher positions ever available. there are some truly mediocre people that have risen through the ranks that are completely unqualified to manage or set product strategy. its not unusual for someone to sit around for 10 years and get promoted suddenly, while younger, more capable team members are left unconsidered. most every other part of the company other than the shrink-wrapped creative suite are completely under-resourced and lack strategic direction. this would include mobile, and the enterprise business unit, which has not a clue what enterprise software is really like.

3.0

Jun 14, 2008

A little IBM

Technical architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great and highly recognizable brand, good products everyone will ask you about. Treats employees and customers consistently and predictably. Adobe is a stable, well entrenched business with a great market opportunity to extend its the reach. Generous profit sharing for rank-and-file employees.

Cons

Too set in its ways, slow moving, lacks excitement. Unwilling to reinvent itself and slow in recognizing and investing in strategic initiatives. Company name difficult to pronounce; it's not much fun working at a place called "Adob". Employees get great product discounts but fulfillment takes forever. I miss "trophy" product boxes we used to give away to good performing contractors and important visitor; this is no longer allowed or supporte. Stock and stock option awards are measly.

5.0

Jun 14, 2008

Good place to work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lot of innovations in diffirent areas. Experienced engineers ready to share their knowledge. Good career oportunities, comfortable and friendly environment, personal offices for engineers, Supportive HR and facilities, well-designed intranet with easy access to all forms and documents. Company-wide wiki. 24 days PTO, quarterly paid profit share, ESPP, big discoubts for Adobe Software, lot of partner programs. Excellent fitness center and very good Cafe and Bistro.

Cons

Well, it's a huge company. You will spend a lot of time to understand what other groups are working on. Sometimes you realize that other group are working on the same stuff as you.

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