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| | Adobe Systems Incorporated |  | President/CEO:Mr. Bruce Chizen | | 2460 employees | | HQ: San Jose, CA | | www.adobe.com |
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| Adobe's ESCAPE Committee is a volunteer group of employees who organize recreational activities to encourage social interaction. Typical events include discounted tickets to the symphony, movies, opera, or art museum; employee clubs can request funding from the Committee for activities or sports teams. |
| Within departments, managers have a morale budget to use for celebrating team accomplishments or holding team-building events such as pizza parties, bocce ball, and bowling. These activities give employees a chance to socialize outside of work around activities they share an interest in and outside the constraints of a stuffy office environment. |
| Onsite practices and facilities bring employees together as well, encouraging intimacy and helping to build community. At headquarters in San Jose, a recreation room has a ping pong table, pool table, and video games. The company's Engineering Department hosts a beer bash every Friday after work on the patio of Adobe's café. |
| At quarterly team meetings, senior leaders present service awards to employees, highlighting individual and team accomplishments. Following these quarterly employee meetings, management often treats employees to a reception to celebrate their collective accomplishments. |
| These events encourage cooperation while fostering a sense of belonging by recognizing and celebrating employee contributions. |
