Adobe losing its moral fibre - Sales Adobe Employee Review

1.0
Mar 25, 2021
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Pros

Health Insurance Stock purchase plan Fitness subsidy Flexible location

Cons

In my time at Adobe, the company has lost its culture and direction with every passing year and with each new management/leadership hire that brings a new level of scrutiny to what only feels like the sales team, as opposed to the entire team working together. The marketing function has been stripped so thin in an attempt to prove productivity, that it's benefit to those on the ground is nearly negligible, and is having a significant impact on the business' ability to scale. Account development has again been stripped bare or outsourced, and the brunt of this is again being felt by the sales team. There is very clearly a 'crew' and if you aren't in it, you will not be successful in any element of your role, or how you are reflected to the business. Internal promotions are given with no review of qualifications, nor with any view to the contribution of those employees, or how they will contribute to the culture or strategic priorities of the business - promoting a culture of 'its not what you do, it's who you know'. From a company that started out with a vibrant, team culture, it has quickly eroded to a numbers game, whereby your value to the business is evaluated via a number of metrics on a spreadsheet - many of which do not pertain to your actual achievement against targets. Again, with each year, targets are raising by ~40% despite reduced patches, increased competition and sensitive market conditions. On top of this, patches are changing every 3-6 months, making the likelihood of running an enterprise sales cycle very low. Furthermore, sales plans are being 'adapted' every year to increasingly pay/reward teams LESS for bringing in more to the business via a reduction in payment metrics for compensation. I would not recommend moving to Adobe.

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5.0
Jun 8, 2026
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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.

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3.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

Great opportunity to learn from incredibly smart people, many opportunities to continue education, great for independent workers, not so for entry

Cons

Upper management forgets that first line managers need training. You need a thick skin to survive them

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