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Lead Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Adobe for less than 1 year
February 20, 2009
San Jose, California
3.0
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Pros

Work environment (gym, nice field, flexible work hours), nice technical people, great facilities, encouraged to file patents, top 10% salary, great food. Good work-life balance. Cutting-edge technology.

Cons

Internal politics, treating QA as second citizens. Poor middle management. Poor leadership quality in middle management. Trying to grab the spotlight for things that you didn't even do yourself. Not much importance given to values. If you want to grow fast and work with management on your own goals, for a QA it does not seem possible. Have patience and let them decide when they want to promote you. You cannot take charge of your career on your own.

Advice to Management

Make QA important and give it its due. QA is not good enough; it is second to dev and is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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