Honest and hardworking people avoid Adobe - Anonymous employee Adobe Employee Review

1.0
Sep 24, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Wellness benefits Free food Famous brand Good Gym

Cons

1. No respect for Permanent Employees - They have outsourced many processes and services to 3rd party organisations and I was asked bluntly to join the third party vendor as Contractor to Adobe or resign. In name of Variable and Health Insurance the 3rd party org made my In-hand lesser than what I was already drawing from Adobe. 2. Corrupt - The Middle management (Directors and Managers) is corrupt. I have seen many wrong and heavy purchases done to show in Capital cost and then actually gulping them. I had proofs and when presented, i was relieved from my job. They fake expenses and purchases, even items meant and recorded as e-waste can be found in their houses. 3.Unequipped Senior Management: Assets are purchased just to loot the organisation and those sitting up there are either oblivious to facts or a party to them. 4. Deck of Lies: I was asked to produce reports in a way to hid the scam which when refused, the director himself ensured to harass me. 5. Appraisals: I single-handedly performed all finance operations smoothly. Yet, my appraisal was peanuts as I am an upfront person in reporting wrong practises. 6. Skills: My manager could not even bear that I am more educated than him and better skills. He would get jealous when someone would send in appreciation. 7. Over billing and kick backs: It can be easily seen over billing invoices being approved by managers and directors. Further no action is taken when these issues are reported. 8. No use of Skip level meeting: Multiple times Sr Director is being reported of these malpractices going inside the company. But ultimately everything was informed and discussed with the managers/ directors with complainant name and this seemed that a particular group is together working towards corruption inside company.

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