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      adidas

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      3.9

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (7,111 total reviews)
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      BJØRN GULDEN

      89% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Senior management

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      adidas has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 7,111 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The adidas employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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      Reviews by job title

      7K reviews
      2.0
      Oct 5, 2013

      Weak Leaders, terrible HR

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      adidas is a strong recognizable brand and has nice offices around the world, but it provides average compensation and benefits. And if you really want to move up, you have to be willing to live in the farm land of Bavaria.

      Cons

      Relationship culture that rewards the status quo and German heritage; decison-making that is based on opinions not facts, inept HR department, weak leaders who can't define strategy or even manage against budget

      3.0
      Aug 8, 2017

      Product Development

      Development
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great product, strong product resources (material suppliers, factory partners, etc. will work twice as hard to accommodate the brand), three-stripes holds alot of weight in the product world, brand has unmatched heritage.

      Cons

      Extremely heirarchial. Lower level does not make any decisions, even the most basic simple product decisions are all made at a higher level. Most at adidas HQ in Germany have no other experience, so they all think adidas is the be-all/end all. Most HQ employees inexperienced and most expats used quite a bit as being an engine for the inexperienced Germans to manage. It is impossible to move up in this company if you are non-German. They also do not know what diversity means yet.

      4.0
      Aug 30, 2014

      Business Analyst

      Business analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great team, and pleasant atmosphere. You have a chance of developing your skills, but you have to do a lot on your own, and be self-taught. Don't expect much mentoring unless you are really lucky. Cool discount, and a great campus (unless you work in IT).

      Cons

      Career growth is limited and adidas prefers hiring external people. Trusts agencies more than its own people which I find ridiculous. Very political and often not transparent on how things happen. HR is practically there to serve the top, and not the common folk. You will rarely see any good initiatives coming from them.

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