Taro Logo

Adobe is a good technology company

Lead Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Adobe for less than 1 year
July 24, 2008
San Jose, California
3.0
Doesn't RecommendDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Excellent cutting-edge technology areas. Good peer group to interact with. Adobe has some of the best engineers & computer scientists. There is a genuine pride in creating world-class, innovative, famous products. Good culture of innovation. Good facilities at work. You get your own room to work in. Product feedback from customers is listened to and used to improve products.

Cons

Too much politics and favoritism. Most of the India-based staff is demoralized due to this.

A certain degree of nepotism.

For example, the majority of staff in India are "Guptas," the same as the India Centre Head. The India Centre Chief Financial Controller and Facility Manager are brothers-in-law of the Centre Head. There is a constant push to lower hiring criteria and include their relatives.

Everyone is not compared on the same set of standards.

Advice to Management

Every organization will have a certain degree of politics. However, at Adobe, it has reached a higher level, and has started to negatively influence productivity, innovation, and willingness to work.

Was this helpful?

Adobe Interview Experiences