Turnover is high in some areas - Anonymous employee Criteo Employee Review

3.0
Nov 10, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Company wide summit to Europe. Company is profitable Company is growing. Cool Paris office.

Cons

Acquired companies are forced to move to Paris or Palo Alto. Engineering culture is centrally focused. Engineering talent in Palo Alto is not the best compared to other companies in the valley

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Criteo Response
9y
Hello, thank you for your feedback - appreciate you taking the time to send this, and sorry that you obviously experienced some areas of frustration. When we acquire companies, we do try as much as possible to have our R&D teams consolidated into our Dev Centers. This is a critical part of the culture of collaboration and information sharing we have built. The teams actively work together on brainstorming and idea-generation, and this is much more easily facilitated when the team is co-located in a single office. Having said this, as you may know from our recent acquistion of HookLogic, we will actually sustain their Dev Center in Ann Arbor, because of the critical mass of employees that we already have their - and the criticality of their talent. With our engineering teams, consolidation is important (and one of our top strengths), however we are practical on what makes the most sense in terms of supporting and promoting the growth of our business. Unfortunately it sounds like this was not for you, and we regret that we weren't able to make this fit in with your own personal priorities. Best, HR

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Great environment, great people to work with

Cons

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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!
1.0
Feb 26, 2026
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Pros

Earlier in my time at Criteo, the culture was a true strength. Teams were collaborative, capable, and invested in delivering value to clients. There are still incredibly smart, hardworking people across the organization when they are given the resources needed to deliver strong work.

Cons

Morale has declined significantly due to direction from upper leadership. Executive communications often feel scripted and disconnected from the realities teams are navigating. Employees are facing burnout, layoffs, no merit compensation growth, and increasing workloads without clear strategic guidance. Leadership layers have expanded in ways that create bottlenecks and slow decision making, while individual contributors lack clarity on priorities and long term direction. Internal mobility has been restricted, limiting opportunities for promotion or role movement at the same time compensation progression has been removed. Salary transparency was removed from internal and external role descriptions, which has impacted trust. Despite positive performance, cost discipline appears to disproportionately affect employees rather than being shared equitably across leadership levels. Additionally, a return to office policy has been implemented, including for employees originally hired as remote. This has added strain and uncertainty for teams.

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Criteo Response
3mo
Thank you for sharing such detailed feedback. Every decision we make is taken with our long-term organizational health in mind. From top leadership to individual contributors, we are all committed to building sustainable success for our company and the people in it. Making Criteo a place where everyone can grow is a shared priority, and that’s why we equally value vertical and horizontal career pathways. When it comes to individual recognition, our merit compensation processes are structured and similar across our entire organization to ensure maximum fairness and equity. Since Criteo's success is built on connections, we strongly encourage our teams to come together to boost innovation and collaboration at once. By blending office presence with flexible options, we keep trust at the core of our work approach since everyone remain empowered to manage their time, energy, and schedule the way they see fit. Open feedback helps us improve and move forward, so thank you for sharing yours!
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