Where careers go to die. - Senior Leader adidas Employee Review

1.0
Jun 28, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

50% off merchandise Half-day Fridays You can coast as long as you want

Cons

Where careers go to die. This place is a joke. The only currency is ego. You’re an adult, excited for an amazing career with a hot brand and on your first day you find out that instead of going to work you’ve entered high-school all over again. But instead of having fun with your friends and learning new things, you discover that your friends (colleagues) take credit for your work, your teachers (leadership) are threatened by your ideas, and the counselors (HR) are only motivated by silencing your concerns. Experience and expertise aren’t valued. Disingenuous ass-kissing is. If you value your self-worth, have pride in your work ethic, are curious and want to further your career, stay away. This goes all the way to the top. The CMO embodies the most negative aspects. It trickles down from there. This brand will sink and those who were warned will shrug, lay the people off who executed leadership’s poor ideas, and then they’ll cash their bonus checks. High-functioning people need not apply. Highly insecure people should.

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Cons

The company has historically had a fun and inspiring culture that helped balance out mid-range salaries. Recently, however, the focus has shifted heavily on profit growth, which has made employee development, engagement, and culture feel less prioritized. As a result, morale and stability have been impacted. - Employee Listening Survey has not been conducted in over two years (previously annual). Leadership is not soliciting feedback. - RTO requirement increased to 4 days/week in US, even after strong results under more flexible policies - Reorgs with layoffs and limited communication threaten job security - Flatter reporting structures make growth pathways unclear - Less emphasis on ERGs and employee community initiatives - Workloads have grown due to ambitious targets and competing priorities - Career progression opportunities are limited: mostly cost-of-living increases, with few promotions or new roles - Pay bands were raised for new hires, but many existing employees with multi year role tenure have not seen same adjustments to match market levels

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