Inside Adobe's Colorful, Redesigned Headquarters | WSJ Open Office

[@othmaneaouioued8768]

those subscriptions paying off

[@PHlophe]

i am cancelling mid June for good . if i am stuck i'll use a good old 5cd CS4 that i have lying somewhere. adobe is greedy af

[@olivergloor567]

Lechiffresix six Use the Affinity Suite, it’s way better then Adobe and even got Ipad Apps.

[@jasonfanclub4267]

lol but so true

[@wangxiuying6018]

Dude, ever heard of pirating?

[@othmaneaouioued8768]

@@wangxiuying6018 ever heard of cgpeers?

[@TA-ez5ve]

glad to see my monthly payment going towards glowing orb pods rather than them updating their software that still feels like its from 1990

[@dbsirius]

if you stop paying, they'll start listening

[@077di6]

it's a mistery how they are not making any development but yet "taking" a lot of money for years and years from users

[@othmaneaouioued8768]

@@dbsirius they're the best in the business though.

[@ropro9817]

This is why Adobe charges so much money for their bloated software.

[@thefirsttime7759]

Then stop paying idiot

[@Sulfen]

So this is what they’re doing with their ridiculously expensive subscriptions.

[@KuatoLives99]

I paid for those orange coaches with my subscriptions

[@IsaiahGamers]

I paid for all those fake plants

[@ocean1097]

I feel myself stupid to pay for all those orbs.

[@rebel6809]

😂

[@flynn4694]

Y’all out here complaining about subscriptions and I’m like k great, I too appreciate my pirated suite of 2020 programs.

[@raguram9343]

Bro where can I get it

[@peterdemonte]

Give us a link or something

[@matthewnguyen5669]

PLEASE GIVE ME THE LINK

[@LucasRodmo]

@@raguram9343 Torrent pre cracked versions

[@randomalpaca]

Have adobe acrobat pro on a USB drive

[@80sXiaoming]

When someone from Adobe says it's the right amount of yellow, you better believe it.

[@rebel6809]

😂haha

[@dharmaram7527]

Open office spaces are a drag for productivity. It’s super distracting, especially with all the foot traffic throughout the day and of course it’s true purpose is because it’s cheaper to throw up dry wall corridors than supply an actual office for employees. Stop with this innovation talk. Call it what it is. If open office space is so great than why do the higher ups get their own private office?

[@PHlophe]

foot traffic ? you haven't been to Bombay .

[@AngelLestat2]

I dont think that is true, if you are in a cubic isolated, you might use part of your time for doing nothing because nobody is watching you. In Open Space if you have a doubt, you can ask and get an answer without leaving your desk. Of course we are talking about programming, in which everybody is focus in their own thing being quiet, no an call center.

[@oinkpiggin]

@Samin Bhuiyan You are probably an older employee. They do this to attract younger workers. In my company, younger workers prefer open offices and older workers tend to want to have more privacy.

[@coenfuse]

@@oinkpiggin I'm 20, I will prefer closed spaces to do my programming over open-spaces any day.

[@LimitedWard]

I'm really torn on open office designs because I recognize how important it is to remove distractions but I also see how being able to collaborate without friction is so useful. I sorta wish my company gave us laptops instead of desktops so I could easily move into a focus room to do my work more privately.

[@janceerodcolegio6102]

is the audio wonky? or is it just my earphones

[@TechWalker]

Sounds like they applied too much noise removal

[@pihyv]

Glad Im not the only one

[@khalidmohamud845]

yup

[@contournut5726]

I'm guessing the design, innovation, and mood talk are a cover for the actual purpose: Fitting more people into the same space. Office space is expensive, so if you can knock out moderate sized offices and replace them with claustrophobic cubicles then you've got a big win.

[@Centrioless]

Ye this is what most ppl dont understand. Open office is mainly abt saving space.

[@concept1027]

Yeah, you're both clueless. Adobe is building a second office. Google owns a small town. Facebook literally built a village. Open office space has nothing to do with space, it's entirely to encourage collaboration and (especially) coerce productivity. It's success is debateable, despite the most profitable tech giants implementing it. Either way, it ain't about space.

[@Centrioless]

@@concept1027 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6GZiIqIltedhNU Size is pointless if you dont take the number of employees into account 🙄

[@lunaticz0r]

@@concept1027 thank you, I wanted to go and explain this to each person complaining without probably having open offices themselves. I actually love it too here at ANWB.nl where we use open offices to imporve collabs. I frequently stand up and ask something now, walk over or just grab a seat at our lunchroom or meetingrooms (with theme and all kinda like adobes rooms) and its super nice to 'pick a room'. It improves mood as Adobe lady said and improves collab/efficiency

[@concept1027]

@@Centrioless how does that factor at all? You've just pointed out that there is a ratio variable. Totally pointless response.

[@astrovisionmedia9677]

that's really cool mediation room. I like the way they genuinely care about the wellbeing of all the members.

[@halvey8518]

And yet opening a pdf file with you guys still doesn’t work.

[@isse6790]

Just use your web browser.

[@simoneberl5219]

I remember exporting a PDF from photoshop once and try opening it with any other Adobe software. Didnt work : D I tried opening it with a FREE ONLINE pdf editor and it worked.

[@supercoolmunkee]

@@isse6790 Just use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, and go to the windows settings _(assuming you're on Windows 10)_ and select Apps then scroll down a bit and select "Choose default apps by file type". Scroll down till you find .pdf and choose Adobe Acrobat Reader DC instead of opening the web version.

[@isse6790]

@@supercoolmunkee And why would you do that instead of just using your browser?

[@mariorodriguez4934]

I enjoyed the video!! Thanks WSJ and Adobe for opening your doors and letting me see the set up and work flow of ADOBE Headquarters!!;-)

[@SangAcquiescentFroid]

This feels like many artists trying to all get their designs in this building

[@brightlink9498]

Thank you very much adobe company. You are the reason why many of us are smiling and its through your wonderful and awesome softwares that some of us can manage to have food on our tables. God bless you so much Adobe.

[@PHlophe]

I legit read Adobo. I am so hungry , i should be in the Philippines.

[@99nypd75]

is she a company tour robot? she sounds so robotic to me

[@K4R3N]

Stereotypical

[@hedarhee2002]

Her mic was definitely funny bc it would constantly go quieter as she finished her sentence. Makes her voice sound kind of reversed and robotic tbh

[@markshiman5690]

it's because this is scripted

[@agustin__]

How ironic is that the over compensation of efforts in having a polished and somewhat relatable character for a tour guide, they've reached uncanny valley vibes

[@andreylucass]

Why am I watching this 6 minute ads?

[@StellarBoxer]

Andrey Lucas Because they wanna get you to go premium

[@ocean1097]

@@StellarBoxer They want me to regret paying them that much monthly

[@Nicolas-uu3jr]

I'd like to Thank Adobe, you've given the tools for us to create a lot of the beauty that exists today 🙂❤️

[@ZapejoMC]

Glad to see a company that cares for its employees!

[@kylewollman2239]

Wow! It's so great! You can eat and workout and play at work. You never have to go home. You never need to go home. Please don't go home. You can't go home. Adobe is your abode. You live here now.

[@ltybc425]

"New generation need more open space" AND "these booths are so popular, that we had to make row of them" - do they even hear themself?

[@lunaticz0r]

did you WATCH instead of only listen? Those booths arent really enclosed booths where you could/should work. they were for fun open-ended meetings during lunch. My company ANWB does the same. its wonderful :-)

[@ltybc425]

@@lunaticz0r with that they delimiting space and "make row of them", isn't it opposed to open space they say "new generation need"?

[@TechAddictClub]

Open office is very problematic, especially for coding and brainstorming. Coz most of our times, we are actually brainstorming and coding, instead of "collaborating" or reaching out to others. If we need to talk to others, we can go to them. Rest of the time, it's really important to have a peaceful, calm and distraction-free private workspace, which open office doesn't provide. My office has a closed office structure (cubicles), and I use earphones all the time, still my efficiency increases significantly when everyone else leaves the room, and it becomes calm and peaceful. I have no idea who (and why) thought open office will be a good workspace for brainstorming!

[@coenfuse]

Extroverts and HR Managers who wants to look at everyone with least amount of time.

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

Leftist Liberal Utopia people who want to impose their vision on everyone else.

[@JFCotman]

Most people are extroverts is probably why Your concept would only make a minority of staff productive

[@fs2641]

Right after she said it won’t agitate you, that scene at 1:20 is quite agitating imo

[@karwashblark7499]

Was thinking the exact same thing

[@chasemer6]

So they went from awesome, private offices to open desks that no one actually likes. Brilliant!

[@Mr_Higgs]

4:35 Audio make me sick

[@billyotixz7326]

then you are sick

[@teriyakipuppy]

This is why the software is now "leased" and instead of "sold" and priced to the heavens.

[@prudhvirajsatyavarapu5801]

This is the place where i really wanna live & work. ADOBE You make us Happy. Tnq

[@m77dfk]

4:15 Hey! they have 'dal chawal' in San Jose!?

[@aoyon_p]

oh heck, i didnt notice-

[@topicloop5574]

Really impressed working space. Pretty dope how the color theory is applied in all work spaces. Good video.

[@bubandlisa]

Literally CANCELLED my Adobe cc in october SOOOOOOO GLAD I DID 😁 loads of cheaper & FREE software out there

[@adambobroy7682]

what if WSJ edited this on final cut?

[@beatjunkybg]

Saying "people really needed to be together" show they forgot about the introverts once again lol

[@MrNSup]

And here I was thinking my subscription fees are too low! Not.

[@aoyon_p]

sike

[@zhengchen3016]

That’s modern design.😳😌😌😌

[@Je.rone_]

*is everything in California?*

[@Sulfen]

Black Vito - Moneyology it’s the most populated state so it attracts a lot of investment. It’s easier than making people move to another state although some companies are doing that too.

[@Je.rone_]

@@Sulfen i guess people like to live their I the first place because of the climate

[@HardcorePanda]

mostly homeless.

[@Sulfen]

Black Vito - Moneyology the people are there because of the climate. But the companies are there because the people are there.

[@paracosmparty]

I just knowwww this video’s cpm is off the charts lol

[@DHart293]

I cancelled my Adobe subscription, they charged me a penalty, and I felt so liberated... Felt like i paid for my own bail.

[@zhengchen3016]

That’s modern design😳😌😌😌

[@Nedwin]

Wow, Adobe's campus is extravagant.

[@jeremiemoludi]

Well my Premier Pro CC is still crashing 🙄😤😤

[@FURST1]

Paid for by your $999.99 yearly subscription

[@PaulHo]

This aged beautifully.

[@micmac99]

Watching this in 2024. This video was done before COVID. How many of these employees work from home full time now? How many got laid off?

[@one-man-band]

I bet they were really upset about 2 months after this video was posted.....

[@mclovin6537]

I swear I’ve seen that lady in a movie. Like the devil wears Prada movie or something. The tied up hair, the jacket or shawl? Or whatever it is draped over her shoulder, the glasses, how she talks with her hands. I swear it’s from a movie.

[@chintannedariya2760]

what's wrong with sound and video stabilization ?

[@ryanredsox3475]

So much corporate talk I'm gonna throw up if I hear innovation one more time.

[@praveenpsg77]

People will obviously cry but as a money making machine they won. What Adobe did to the creative industry is lit 🔥.

[@rmullhaupt]

As a college student right now the only thing I saw in this video was the Zoom building next door

[@FFF_Trucking]

Adobe, I get to use all of their software, Amazing

[@paulbateman858]

Cubicles are the opposite of a great working environment - so many companies play at 'look how forward thinking we are', but when it really comes down to it, they think the only way people work properly is stuck in a box with as little human interaction as possible.

[@ChallengetheWild]

It should be that nice with my monthly subscription

[@someghosts]

Institutional is exactly what Adobe is, other than a few little silos like xd. From the outside it feels like they aren’t a product company anymore, a bunch of people squeezing short terms gains out of the companies assets with complete disregard to long term user sentiment or eventual disruption.

[@SPNX]

The mic quality is super wavy

[@carlo.luk.]

This is building is ugly from in and outside

[@PHlophe]

i wouldn't let my dog sleep in it. and listen to employees wax lyrical about it

[@Andy-vc7eo]

looks like a daycare center

[@lunaticz0r]

kinda like you?

[@evm6177]

Holly molly, my exact thoughts.. WOW!

[@PUSHFUTURE]

Does anyone know the entire "60 minute Ideation Process" poster that appears at 3:58?

[@driliagor]

Glad to see my subscription money is put to good use🧐

[@shaazsphotohub]

Did the tower open up?

[@hakuOTR]

Cmon sound design guys, what was that

[@emperorqianlong6579]

Background music in the start,??

[@CCCC-tm1nm]

*EDITED WITH ADOBE PREMIERE*

[@matthewb.7172]

No offices = no focus

[@Zones33]

Wrong. blog.trello.com/office-layout-productivity#:~:text=In%20reality%E2%80%94there%20isn't,when%20it%20comes%20to%20productivity.&text=It%20turns%20out%20that%20working,open%20office%20(89.3%25%20vs.

[@blue2x]

All those Ergotron HX Monitor Arms.🖥

[@abhinavgarlapati8373]

Can I know about that 60 minute ideation process @adobe??? PLease share that chart from your discussion room

[@edwinagustian4769]

How can i work there?

[@utkarsh1n2]

5:35 is that the Zoom HQ?

[@ReubenStephan]

Imma be honest.. they could have done a better job

[@niccolon8095]

but premiere pro keeps crashing thoooooo ......

[@ThompterSHunson]

It seems like milking its customer base still holds strong. Not for too long, though. Competition is rising and slowly but steady they'll bleed customers. In a very right amount of red.

[@wernerdanler2742]

Looked like that guy you were interviewing needed to take advantage of the fitness center.

[@Prinsdam]

Welcome to the nerve center, where the finest software engineers in the world are pushing the envelope by adding stock image download integration for single-threaded applications spawned off a code base from the mid-80s

[@lazaratedxoul852]

That's exactly where I want to work

[@madushankajayadewa2607]

😍 wow...❤❤❤

[@zackarie1995]

Hello, would you have the full picture / rush of the "60 minutes ideation process" shown at 3:57 please ?

[@anirudhpuranik5222]

I'm looking forward for WSJ to visit apple's spaceship campus.

[@angellaredo]

Muchas gracias por la info...

[@arshadbagwan3039]

What if I told you that Adobe was promoted by Steve Jobs in its starting years.

[@elidageorgiou5540]

Can't wait to visit the similar University locally. Signed by a rubix cube family and original motherboard 🌈🤗💟🕸️

[@fajarsetiawan8665]

I just realized that Adobe is pronounced a-doe-bey

[@albertnicolau4139]

Incremental updates for thee, new offices for me

[@janplonski7647]

they just called cubicles "open and experimental office space"

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

It's revolutionary :-?

[@pranavgondalia219]

1980: finish your dinner cuz there are people in India dying out of hunger 2020: finish your homework cuz there are people in India dying for your jobs 6:7

[@pranavgondalia219]

6:07

[@theelectrix5699]

Adobe's products are not colorful, but the results are, Adobe's headquarters (on the outside) isn't colorful, but on the inside they are!

[@stavroulach5068]

Can you visit bighit entertainment building in S. Korea

[@ILIRIA_]

Thats why every update something is wrong with their software, just copy the previous code and do the new upgrades isnt copy paste available lol

[@RockstarGarage]

I hate that this place exists and I can't get through the week without Premiere crashing. Can literally see my money all over those obnoxious walls. Thanks, Adobe!

[@noahhultgren1710]

You shouldn't be paying for it, the bootlegs are equally stable.

[@ChristopherCameron]

I like the ammenities available, however this is uglier than me after a week over benders, which I thought was impossible.

[@jch010]

Tech videos deserve a better mic.

[@J38x729]

Me: how much money does Adobe make? Adobe: yes

[@jcobb2073]

Up your audio game, WSJ. Quality is just sad.

[@richanother673]

Please go to the KZbin app, type in PETA, go to PLAYLISTS, find the Pandemic Playlist. Thank you

[@davidrojas4687]

They could make their subscriptions cheaper but who is going to pay for the Soma dome. Hmmm

[@evm6177]

Adobe - 'Our place is about as colourful & creative as you local bank, infact we are the next best thing to make your valuable deposits COOL RIGHT!'

[@ai-cv9zu]

6:00 "If you design a perfect space for now, for a tower that is going to open in 2022, you can guarantee that it's not going to work". Then the pandemic happened and everybody still prefers working at home. I guess he's wrong too.

[@zerberk]

Edited with Final Cut Pro X

[@NADNIJ]

while the renovation n designs r nice, open office actually sux. everyone always tries to duck under the monitor to avoid staring at each other.

[@AmalDevYT]

That's where your subscription money goes

[@m0us3m38]

Bad timing to get rid of personal offices in favor of open office spaces with employees close together.

[@willyanthony5417]

time to switch to canva perhaps?

[@dharmaram7527]

How about Adobe invests in better American online tech support for their loyal subscribers rather than relying on overseas inferior customer support and labor.

[@shayorshayorshayor]

The lady with glasses looks like she will have a terrible day if she misses her Starbucks coffee