Best company I've ever worked for. - Operations Adobe Employee Review

5.0
Oct 23, 2017
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Pros

I've worked for Adobe for four years. It's the best company I've ever worked for, by far. Adobe cares about its employees. The offer a competitive salary, flexible schedule, and lots of PTO, including two mandatory shut downs. I've worked in three different positions in my four years, so there's lots of room to move upwards if you're driven. It's a fast-paced environment, things are never boring. The culture is very open and inclusive, with an emphasis on accountability and ownership. My team has a very tight-knit, almost familial feel. I love working for Adobe.

Cons

Any problems or frustrations I've experienced at Adobe have been tied directly to the group I worked in, not Adobe generally. For about a year, I worked in a toxic group with tone-deaf managers who provided no direction, hated feedback, and made their performance goals unattainable. Luckily, I interviewed with another group and moved on. And the management of that group has since been replaced. The bad teams are few and far between, but when they're bad, it's BAD. The only other con is the length of time it takes to be promoted internally. It's possible, but the administrative side of things takes forever. We have an interview-heavy culture (10+ interviews for an internal position is extreme).

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5.0
Jul 23, 2026
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Pros

in my +25 career working at Adobe was the best experience I had and still having. The corporation has 4 main principal pillars and these pillars are followed strictly, which impacts all Adobe employees positively. Honestly Adobe is a Company if I had joined in my beginnings, I would might not think to search another place to work, instead only think "one day my retirement will come and will be sad to leave this great company"

Cons

As all giant corporation, the bureaucracy and processes sometimes are slow and complex, but this is small versus how big and positive Adobe is

4.0
Jun 16, 2026
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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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