don't plan on any career development - Group Product Manager Adobe Employee Review

2.0
17 Jun 2008
Recommend
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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.

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5.0
8 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Awesome culture. I love going to work every day. People are really nice - exciting to be in the industry where a lot of innovation is happening - good work life balance - flexible RTO - two one-week shutdowns per year, unlimited PTO, global wellness days, great benefits

Cons

- Leadership lost its way. Missed huge opportunities in markets served by Canva and GenAI. Took the wrong bet on commercially safe models, missing out on huge opportunities that were captured by competing GenAI models. No clear strategy or vision from management about how to get back in track. Our products are losing market share every day and management seems to be lime deer in headlights, unsure what to do - Watching stock price deflating nearly every day is disheartening - Decision making is very slow. Takes ages to get things approved. - C-suite is mostly over 50 and often seem out of touch with latest AI and tech trends. Uphill battle sometimes to get them to see urgent opportunities that need to be acted on immediately - Adobe failed to organically develop major products in the last 20 years. Major recent ones; Firefly and Express; have not been successful.

2.0
19 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The pay and benefits and that is it.

Cons

I have never worked anywhere that cared less about the humanity of its employees. Perhaps this is standard for tech - but the way I've been treated makes me feel like they are either looking for an excuse to fire me or want me to quit, and I've been here less than a year. Everyone is paranoid and gatekeeps information so they feel job security but then lashes out when you don't know enough to help them. This company needs to change everything if it wants to survive.

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