Deezer reviews

4.1

90% would recommend to a friend

(202 total reviews)
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Jeronimo Folgueira

70% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Deezer has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 202 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Deezer employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Médias et communication industry (3.7 stars).

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202 reviews
1.0
Nov 10, 2016

To be avoided by all means!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good product, some nice and bright people still there (but less and less).

Cons

- Complete lack of leadership and managerial capabilities. Hiring "leaders" who are not good but good talkers leads to an exodus of real talents - Lack of humanity and soft skills from top management: don't expect to be valued or feel valued for your contributions. You're just one soldier amongst others, here to do what you're told to. - Deezer is no longer a family (quoting the CEO): we all understand the necessity of processes, but saying that shows a complete disconnect with the people working for you (and not with you)

4.0
Sep 19, 2016

High growth and flexible

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great to be a part of a growing business and company with a focus on more global approach. Flexible and ability to make schedule work for you with different time zones.

Cons

Fair amount of travel is required for some and sometimes overseas trips. Challenging and very competitive industry.

1.0
Sep 18, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

From outside Deezer has plenty of assets to attract candidates, at least in France : nice success story in the French tech, well-know brand, must be dynamic, data focused, high tech, in a market where there is still a lot of things to invent. And it’s about music so it’s sexy. You arrive on your first day full of energy and willing to be part of a great adventure. The reality is very different and you will progressively understand that you got it all wrong. The good thing about Deezer ? The people who work there are super friendly, self-motivated and actually trying to achieve things. Great offices in Paris. You hear music and about music all the time.

Cons

No strategy. No vision. A CEO that tells you that there is no need for a vision. Lot of money spent for no results. Most decisions by the top-management are made without looking at and understanding what has been done before, without using data properly, without getting insights from people who work there, and in a very authoritarian way. Actually, the management style is closer to the one from massive corporation in the 50s but has nothing to do in the tech world. Being motivated, dedicated to the job, willing to move forward are not values that are important in that company. Being good at your job, having good performance review and reaching your targets are not that important either. So you’d better stop know because you will just make yourself tired and unhappy. Instead you just need to talk a lot about all the things you are going to do, even if you do nothing that is not a problem, try to get more power by stealing the scope of your colleagues, try to be friends with the "right" people. While you’re working there you are seriouly spending your time not understanding most of the things that are happening and wondering how such a great story with all those great people has turned into such a messy and frustrating environment. That is probably the most impressive achievement so far.

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