Honest and hardworking people avoid Adobe - Anonymous employee Adobe Employee Review

1.0
Sep 24, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Wellness benefits Free food Famous brand Good Gym

Cons

1. No respect for Permanent Employees - They have outsourced many processes and services to 3rd party organisations and I was asked bluntly to join the third party vendor as Contractor to Adobe or resign. In name of Variable and Health Insurance the 3rd party org made my In-hand lesser than what I was already drawing from Adobe. 2. Corrupt - The Middle management (Directors and Managers) is corrupt. I have seen many wrong and heavy purchases done to show in Capital cost and then actually gulping them. I had proofs and when presented, i was relieved from my job. They fake expenses and purchases, even items meant and recorded as e-waste can be found in their houses. 3.Unequipped Senior Management: Assets are purchased just to loot the organisation and those sitting up there are either oblivious to facts or a party to them. 4. Deck of Lies: I was asked to produce reports in a way to hid the scam which when refused, the director himself ensured to harass me. 5. Appraisals: I single-handedly performed all finance operations smoothly. Yet, my appraisal was peanuts as I am an upfront person in reporting wrong practises. 6. Skills: My manager could not even bear that I am more educated than him and better skills. He would get jealous when someone would send in appreciation. 7. Over billing and kick backs: It can be easily seen over billing invoices being approved by managers and directors. Further no action is taken when these issues are reported. 8. No use of Skip level meeting: Multiple times Sr Director is being reported of these malpractices going inside the company. But ultimately everything was informed and discussed with the managers/ directors with complainant name and this seemed that a particular group is together working towards corruption inside company.

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Adobe has zero tolerance for employee harassment and unethical business practices. These are serious allegations and we would like to investigate them immediately. Please contact us through any of our channels listed in our Code of Business Conduct https://adobe.ly/2vJ0EXl.

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