Great company, great benefits, great people - Anonymous employee Criteo Employee Review

5.0
Dec 6, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

My experience with Criteo Barcelona isn't perfect, but it's by far the best company I've worked for. Yes we can improve things, but seriously for such a recent and fast growing company I'm quite amazed about what we're able to achieve. Criteo cares about people. Reading some comments make me feel uncomfortable, specially people say being French is a requirement to be promoted. The fact is ; your nationality doesn't matter. Yes, you can be French and lead another market, exactly as you can be Dutch and lead UK. Or Italian and lead Spain.... We have so many examples ! Criteo is a French company, so it used to be almost 100% French some years ago. The French employees who started 5 years ago and helped structure the huge growth are naturally in managerial positions now. I don't think there's any French conspiracy here :-) Work on your skills, be patient, be constructive. Criteo rewards hard work and maturity. Sometimes you need to be patient and wait for the opportunity to come. Focus on your skills, focus on what you can improve around you. You'll be rewarded.

Cons

Criteo is a Public company so yes numbers matters a lot and can create some level of pressure, specially on Sales people. Managers are stretched with important teams (a team leader can have 8 persons in his team + many strategic projects, which can make it hard to find the right balance). Some people with unrealistic expectations or lack of maturity not appreciative of all that is done for them (massage, breakfast, social events, coffee, free snacks, amazing office, promotion or lateral moves opportunities...)

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Criteo Response
7y
Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback on your experience at Criteo. We also think there are great people at Criteo that make it an exciting place to work. Whilst we know, like any company, there are areas we need to focus on to continue to improve employee experience, we’re glad to hear that overall your time at Criteo is positive. And of course we will continue to invest in and develop our leadership team. If you have any ideas you want to share, please seek me out for a coffee! Thank you. Regards, Shruthi Chindalur – Regional Managing Director, EMEA MM

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Cons

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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!
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Cons

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