adidas reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(7,119 total reviews)
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89% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

adidas has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 7,119 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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3.0
Jan 2, 2025

Good place to work depending on what you are looking for

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Campus Sports facilities Opportunities to move across the company, depending on the type of role you're qualified for Opportunity to collaborate with colleagues internationally, through international travel has been decreasing over the last few years unless you're Senior Director or VP and above.

Cons

Location Lack of pay rises as you gain more experience in your role (except 3% inflation and this only happened in the last 1-2 years) Lack of visibility and transparency in salary ranges, people can be on the same level and have a big difference in their pay, depending on what they were offered / negotiated at the start of their employment. Very unclear promotions strategy Still a male driven company culture, not just in terms of gender but behaviour as well, though there has been effort to support women in leadership. Obligatory management training missing for people leaders, leading to people not being ready or equipped on how to manage a team.

3.0
Feb 2, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Working for an incredibly exciting and influential brand that makes great products.

Cons

Sadly, the recent CEO, Kaspar Rørsted (who is now out) absolutely ruined the employee culture at adidas, which was the heart of the brand. He butted heads with and pushed out all the star talent that got adidas to the top of the industry as THE sport lifestyle brand. The company is now a hollow version of itself, with people continuing to jump ship daily.

1.0
Jul 31, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Perks at HQ (gym, discounts)

Cons

People are considered as muppets and moved around like chess pieces. (Seen 2 persons forced a totally different role they had signed for just a week before starting in the company) Only adidas experience is valued, if you are coming from the outside your opinion, when listened, will not be valued. People are stuck in this company for 20+ years only because they reach a level of salary they couldn't find if starting over again out, but clearly not for their job. All teams burning out. All decisions are let to board's decision. Total absence of psychological safety. People are not working with but against each other. Do not practice what they preach whatsoever. Silos are so thick that basically every vertical puts their own vision of the brand in the market. They will do all they can to not abide by their pretend perks for new joiners (relocation money and support, temporary housing) and also for their legal obligations at contract ending (not paying leftover vacation days and asking for reimbursement of blurry money they claim to have transfered that is nowhere to be seen on any pay slip) A colleague back from mat leave, supposingly working halftime (at least being paid as...), under so much pressure and put so much guilt on that she was working 150% instead (DMing at nights and weekends). Don't understand how this company has old together for so long...

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