Was happy thinking I'd found a place to stay for awhile....I was wrong - werkgeversreview Anonieme werknemer bij Adobe

3,0
6 dec 2018
Anonieme werknemer
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Pluspunten

- Interesting industry - Never a dull moment. In the last 6 months I have learned so much about new software programs and technologies. - Great downtown location (Denver) - Great benefits - Fun people to work with - Free snacks - Awesome commuter benefits -- free EcoPass for the bus and Light Rail

Minpunten

Like my review title says, I've been with Marketo since mid 2018. I was looking for a job with a growing company, where I could stay for awhile and take my career in an interesting new direction. I had just gotten to the point where I felt like I had a good handle on my job, responsibilities, and all the different systems that impact my job. Then in mid-September, the announcement came that Marketo was being acquired by Adobe. We were given a date of mid-November when we would find out what was going to happen to our jobs. I was given a "transition" date of mid-2019. It was very stressful having that mid-November date looming out there like an execution date. The entire atmosphere changed, and went from people all generally working together and supporting each other, to people sniping at each other and finger pointing. It was a complete morale killer. In addition, many jobs were relocated to Denver from San Mateo. It was months of building the workforce out here, and laying people off in the Bay Area. It's well known that the wheels on this acquisition started turning in at least April, so why go through the motions of hiring hundreds of people only to turn around and lay them off? Many people feel as if they've had the rug pulled out from under them. In some cases, people even uprooted their families and relocated to take a job with Marketo, only to learn that they'll be laid off in a year. It was very dishonest and disingenuous, and decimated most of the good will and positive spirit that made Marketo a really cool, fun place to work.

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5,0
8 jun 2026
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Pluspunten

- Awesome culture. I love going to work every day. People are really nice - exciting to be in the industry where a lot of innovation is happening - good work life balance - flexible RTO - two one-week shutdowns per year, unlimited PTO, global wellness days, great benefits

Minpunten

- Leadership lost its way. Missed huge opportunities in markets served by Canva and GenAI. Took the wrong bet on commercially safe models, missing out on huge opportunities that were captured by competing GenAI models. No clear strategy or vision from management about how to get back in track. Our products are losing market share every day and management seems to be lime deer in headlights, unsure what to do - Watching stock price deflating nearly every day is disheartening - Decision making is very slow. Takes ages to get things approved. - C-suite is mostly over 50 and often seem out of touch with latest AI and tech trends. Uphill battle sometimes to get them to see urgent opportunities that need to be acted on immediately - Adobe failed to organically develop major products in the last 20 years. Major recent ones; Firefly and Express; have not been successful.

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3,0
8 jun 2026
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Pluspunten

Great opportunity to learn from incredibly smart people, many opportunities to continue education, great for independent workers, not so for entry

Minpunten

Upper management forgets that first line managers need training. You need a thick skin to survive them

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