Mass expansion in Asia with messy politics - Anonymous employee Criteo Employee Review

2.0
Feb 23, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits Very young culture so good fit to start first job for those who may have little experience or expectation Relocation mobility can also be quite fluid Annual global employee summit in Europe, party like you're in college ( ideal for those who likes to be rewarded in that manner)

Cons

Poor leadership skills, people managers are promoted when they are not the right fit. About 70% of managers are first time managers and may have no clear direction on handling matters (Drill them with questions in your interview so u get an idea) Rapid fire and hire culture in sales Lack of learning and development courses, Company do not nurture staff in personal development Start-up vibe with very messy internal re-org in Asia right now, so if you are looking for something stable and have commitments, it's not advisable Very very long working hours and Founders of the company do not encourage working from home policy ( maybe except for the US) No clear career path for non-sales + technical roles Depending on your role, decisions and control can be quite French centric

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5.0
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Pros

Great environment, great people to work with

Cons

Need to go back to office

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Criteo Response
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We're thrilled to receive such positive feedback and to know that you've found a place where you can grow and thrive at Criteo. Thank you for sharing and for your trust all these years. It's great to have you on the team!
2.0
Jan 31, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Smart, hardworking people at the individual contributor level (many of whom are now gone). Little micro-managing, but that’s because everyone’s bandwidth is near 0

Cons

Post–new CEO, the company has descended into complete chaos. There is no transparency around decisions that impact teams and roles. There have been consistent strategy, personnel, and supplier changes with no explanation, accountability, or follow-through. Cons, continued: Employee input and performance do not matter. Decisions feel driven by appeasing BoD and optics rather than results, input and reality. The culture has become a corporate hellscape of: Endless reorganizations with no clear rationale, including layoffs with no reasoning Vague all-hands meetings that avoid real issues, even when directly asked A massive disconnect between the C-suite and day-to-day reality Eroded trust and growing position insecurity Middle managers incentivized to prioritize managing up & executive optics over team advocacy “Return to Office” policy put in place when promised a “Work from Anywhere” position, where the RTO policy differs across employees’ location Little to no growth opportunities despite high performance Under-market average compensation that was justified by locale, “Work from Anywhere”, and flexibility — which was recently rolled back A clear favoritism to those that “talk the talk” vs “performance with numbers”

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