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

2.0
Jun 17, 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
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

Awesome manager, work life balance, great pay, good food

Cons

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4.0
Jun 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

* Refreshing focus on employee wellness * Brilliant colleagues * Compelling problems on interesting tools * Good work/life balance culture... generally (see cons) I've been at a few big tech companies and Adobe is one of my favorites. I feel empowered to make impactful changes here, I'm constantly stretching myself in fun ways, and the products we make are incredible. Product and engineering have big dreams, and all the resources we need to realize them.

Cons

* Big time crunch culture around arbitrary goals By far my biggest disappointment has been just how hard product pushes on big projects with arbitrary deadlines and difficult scope. It turns into cutting corners and delivering sub-par experiences even though we absolutely have the talent and capability to make some exceptional things if we just let the dang thing bake a few more months. I'd be more impressed with the tight clip if the goals were reasonable for good business reasons, but as far as I can tell the reason usually boils down to "some high-level manager wanted X and thought Y sounded like a good target date". * Comp growth leaves something to be desired. Raises feel pretty flat, though it's not the worst thing since stock rewards can be pretty good as appropriate for performance. Career progression is pretty good here too - I just find it odd how stale the base pay increases are year to year.

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