Strangled by Politics - Account Strategist Criteo Employee Review

3.0
Apr 12, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Opportunity to learn a lot through paid trainings and clever colleagues -Intelligent and like minded colleagues (strong hiring process at junior to lower management level) -WFH flexibility -Good benefits (Ticket restaurant, CIGNA healthcare) -Some good and trustworthy people in the management structure -Company is generally respectful of personal time and doesn´t demand late working etc

Cons

Infuriatingly inflexible processes for everything from product management, promotion and hiring and execution processes that are more restrictive than many of those in companies 10x the size. The close knit nature of some of the employees and crazy long processes mean the communication is a mess, you hear most important decisions "on the grapevine" weeks before they are ánnounced A small handfull of upper management are unbelievably distrustworthy. Politics is everything here, unfortunately it´s led to an extremely toxic culture of empty words, broken promises and needlessly cold hearted decisions. Company has tried to pivot away from relying on cookies by building a succession of products that don´t really meet market need over the last 3-4 years whilst the browser and app privacy changes mean the core product delivers less performance than in the past. Whilst some of these changes are outside the company´s control it means clients are rarely happy. The amount of people going on leave for burnout in this environment is quite staggering- (on a positive note the company is generally supportive of people taking leave for mental health).

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Criteo Response
5y
Thanks for taking the time to submit your review. We're sincerely sorry to hear that you had a negative experience and that you didn't felt cared for as an employee. The experience you describe is far from what we want to offer. We are strongly convinced that employees wellbeing is a key element of success. We have kept investing in various wellbeing initiatives, from having the Workplace team running weekly Feelgood initiatives in all regions, to having an internal campaign on the importance of taking breaks or even offering mental health support through an external provider with up to 5 appointments with a Mental Heath professional. We wish you the best in your future endeavors, and to find the environment that will support your personal and professional growth. Thanks for the time spent together.

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