Depends on your manager - Anonymous employee Criteo Employee Review

4.0
Feb 19, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

My experience here was nothing but positive. I was at the company for 3 glorious years and, in hindsight, attribute my happiness to the effectiveness of my manager. My manager had TRUST in me. My manager asked me what I needed to better do my job - whether is was more resources, access to a platform, or a day OFF. I was very very lucky to have such an amazing manager. Under this sort of management, I turned nothing into a LOT. Millions in incremental revenue....and all the praise and recognition that one could hope for. I had an amazing experience here. I worked my a global role and could not have asked for a better group of people to work with...and from all over the world. This was truly my favorite aspect. That I built long last relationships in places like India, South Korea and Spain.

Cons

Not everyone was as lucky as me, though. I know a ton of really talented people who left because their managers were terrible. I wish HR was more in-tune and responsive to this...I’m not trying to be critical but if HR paid attention to this, there are certain leaders that would have be ousted a lot sooner. HR asks for feedback on a regular basis so either they don’t take appropriate action based on complaints, or official complaints aren’t being filed/documented.

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Criteo Response
7y
Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences of working at Criteo. I’m glad to hear that you had such a positive relationship with your manager. This is certainly the example we love to hear. Equally, your honest feedback regarding our Engagement Survey and Manager Capability is much appreciated. We are taking more deliberate steps to action the feedback we receive in the annual survey, including refreshing our existing programmes and launching new improved training for all our managers in 2019. I thank you for the 3 years you were on our team and I'm happy for you to contact me with any further feedback. Denis Collin, EVP People.

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Criteo Response
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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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