Adobe Reviews

Pros

Adobe have some of the best technology in the market
Innovation in the Digital Enterprise

Cons

Poor management leadership and vision for the Enterprise sales
Product Marketing is changing direction all the time to the ',flavor of the month'' and unclear

Advice to Senior Management

Keep on the integration toward the Digital Marketing Solution. Continue the acquisition of relevant technologies like the recent Omniture and CQ5 Web Content Management

Need to do a much better job in Product marketing and long term strategy, The move/rebranding to ADEP was a fiasco that lasted less than a year. Very difficult for folks in the field to build territory/relationship/oportunty if the territory / product Mix and Product positioning changes a couple of times a year

Pros

-great pay definitely above industry standards despite experience level
-tons of benefits, which I miss
-products WAS interesting (notice past tense), air and flex had a lot of potential but seems like management didn't feel the same way
-work was fairly interesting
-good availability of technology

Cons

-very clique-y, if you haven't been at the company long enough be ready to feel like an outsider
-SF office definitely had that hipster feel (which is a bad thing), UI/UX had that too cool for school attitude
-management has no faith in the product
-promotions and recognition given to those who can kiss up the most
-in the most recent layoff, it was very funny to see the lazy good-for-nothings stayed on while the technically talented folks got laid off
-"best places to work" is certainly an overhyped title, although pay and benefits were great, culture isn't quite there

Advice to Senior Management

Retain your talented employees and get rid of the bad blood even in times of reorgs. It would be nice to see management have SOME faith in our products

Pros

The compensation is good and they are growing in certain areas.

Cons

There is no work life balance for the business unit I am in (Omniture), and even though the business is growing it translates to very few career opportunities for current employees. They are much more likely to hire someone from the outside for positions that open up due to growth. So, in the end your are working incredible hours for little opportunity of advancement.

Pros

Great benefits, great perks, such as company cell phone, expense card, employee lunches, free drinks and snacks, reimbursement for not driving to work, reimbursement for athletic memberships such as yearly gym pass.

Cons

Very unorganized at the top. In acquiring so many companies with complimentary products to the core creative suites, they have not merged sales forces. You are constantly stepping all over everyones toes and pissing co-workers as well as clients off.

Advice to Senior Management

Major restructuring and reorganization needs to take place. You can't have 5 sales reps all trying to contact the same company with 10 different products.

Pros

Startup culture in what is a large global corporate. Innovative products and cool customer scenarios.

Cons

No promotion prospects, annual cull can mean good people have to go

Advice to Senior Management

Promote from within more

Pros

Benefits are great.
Work environment is great.

Cons

lack of promotions
confusion in executive management

Advice to Senior Management

stop offshoring to India.
replace CEO

Pros

Its a product based software company!

Cons

its only option in North India, an it takes advantage of this !

Advice to Senior Management

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Pros

They treat people well and having a lot of good opportunities. I like it but standard problem of company that grows and needs more focused on innovation.

Cons

Less focused on innovation than other companies and keeping their sacred cows. downtown san jose isn't my first choice because of commute

Pros

Some QEs get to do interesting work.

Cons

Not all QEs get good work. Usually they get boring manual testing and very repetivite work. Not challenging at all.
Probably a bad job to be stuck in.
Performance and appraisal baised towards developers. As said QEs don't get to do great work and hence reflects in appraisal. QEs are stuck with boring things to do, all time is lost in there.
There is a huge divide between QEs and DEVs. The devs have a condescending attitude towards the QEs.

Advice to Senior Management

Better pay and more respect for QEs

Pros

Brand name, Good exposure to wide variety of stuff

Cons

Low emphasis on quality, a beurocratic strictly hierarchial management, very dissatisfied with career discussions