Criteo reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,429 total reviews)
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Michael Komasinski

39% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Criteo has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,429 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Criteo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews
1.0
Oct 26, 2018

Do not recommend

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

* Golden cage - high benefits and salaries. * Nice offices and facilities. * Nice company events.

Cons

*It's all about people - that's how they sell it, but it's ALL ABOUT NUMBERS. You count to generate revenue, otherwise you're not valuable and you're out. *FRENCH OVER ALL! - they promote even French people to Lead UK Market. All Leadership team is French....how strange taking into account that we're talking about an European Hub with many nationalities based in Barcelona, but on the Top, only French people. They speak french in meetings, even if there are people in the room who won't understand the language. Very rude environment. *POLITICS vs. CAPABILITIES - the better you're at politics, the higher you will get. Do not challenge the wrong person, or you will be left out. *RECRUITMENT is a SALES DEPARTMENT - 100000 of promises to attract people from many countries, cash in hand to make it more attractive to end up getting dismissed most of them for not selling. They don't care if you've just relocated from another country, or you're sick, they care if you sell, and this is why the recruitment team doesn't evaluate if you're suitable for the role, they sell you the role so that you can come and make sure they get their bonus. *PEOPLE MANAGEMENT? - WHATS IS THAT? - Top Management Team build all by promotions of (again) french nationalities, with very poor skills. They want to become Managers so that they stop having targets that put you on an Improvement Plan almost every 2 Quarters. The Middle Management Team is more human, but unfortunately, the culture and the Top Management won't support them. *DISMISSALS EVERY DAY - I've seen more dismissals in 1 year than anywhere else in my whole working experience (more than 10 years on the same sector). Specially if you join as Sales Manager, other positions are more lucky on that. Very high attrition. *CRITEO is FOR YOU IF: you LOVE POLITICS, are FRENCH or SPEAK FRENCH, DON'T CARE about TEAM WORK but only about INDIVIDUAL OBJECTIVES, your PRIORITY is MONEY and NOT PEOPLE.

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Criteo Response
7y
Thank you for taking the time to provide this feedback. We appreciate you telling us about your personal experience at Criteo. We are a company and team that is fully committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment: English is the universal language in Criteo as we are a global company. The People and Leadership teams continuously work on different initiatives to develop our managers and to ensure a fair workplace, free from discrimination. In a commercial organization, it is true that targets are important, but we strive to put our people first. While we are going through a transitional year of transformation for mid-market and the company, we understand there will be some challenges that we face in certain areas of the business. If you’d like to discuss the issues you have experienced in more detail, I will absolutely make time to listen. Please feel free to reach out to me through Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shruthichindalur/) or send me an email directly on s.chindalur@criteo.com. Thank you. Regards, Shruthi Chindalur – Regional Managing Director, EMEA MM
5.0
Oct 25, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A Silicon Valley company with european vibe Diverse colleagues, unique problems to solve, great perks and location

Cons

Company’s direction may be unclear at times. Management takes reactive approach to deal with inside/outside problems

5.0
Oct 25, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Many talents and experts specialized in Software Engineering, Machine Learning, AI and Statistical Modeling, - Criteo provides multiple events and training to make sure employees stay at the top of the industry and get the opportunity to learn a lot. I received a ticket for NIPS conference (sold out in 11min) after 6 months within the firm. We have weekly events to meet and discuss research papers and industry applications of quantitative methods, - Criteo is constantly innovating, projects are extremely interesting and it is very easy to share thoughts within the team (managers are all good communicators - they are here to give you constructive advises), and across teams (Criteo also encourages mobility), - Management is constantly looking for new product opportunities and is open to new ideas (via a formal established process, or unformal talks). - Lots of free food, beverages, and social events, - Great Culture (go check the video Criteo gogogo), - Amazing work life balance, - The Paris office is extremely impressive, we go grab lunch on the rooftop with a view on the Eiffel Tower and the Sacre Coeur, we have all kind of goodies, lots of space and light, - Very generous vacation package, many small advantages (gym contribution, vacation contribution, transportation and other discounts) and strong compensation package. - Recruitment process is extremely smooth and clear, every interviewer went though a long training process to make sure the assessment will be fair, and HR does its best to make the process pleasant and constructive.

Cons

Once you get in here, it's very hard to leave.

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Criteo Response
7y
Hi, Thanks you so much for your great review! We really appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your experience of working at Criteo. We love to hear the positive feedback you have on the company, and that you’re inspired to come to work every day. We feel so proud and lucky to be part of such this amazing Criteo family, and thank YOU for being an important part of what our culture so great!
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