Adobe

Great and highly recognizable brand, with good products everyone will ask you about. Treats employees and customers consistently and predictably. Adobe is a stable, well-entrenched business with a great market opportunity to extend its reach. Generous profit sharing for rank-and-file employees.

Too set in its ways, slow moving, and lacks excitement. Unwilling to reinvent itself and slow in recognizing and investing in strategic initiatives. Company name is difficult to pronounce; it's not much fun working at a place called "Adob". Employees get great product discounts, but fulfillment takes forever. I miss "trophy" product boxes we used to give away to good-performing contractors and important visitors; this is no longer allowed or supported. Stock and stock option awards are measly.

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