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3.7

77% would recommend to a friend

(607 total reviews)

CEO Guillaume Cerutti

Guillaume Cerutti

74% approve of CEO

Ratings by category

3.6

Culture & Values

3.5

Career Opportunities

3.4

Work/Life Balance

3.3

Senior Management

3.2

Diversity & Inclusion

3.1

Compensation and Benefits

Ratings distribution

5 stars

24%

4 stars

27%

3 stars

29%

2 stars

13%

1 star

7%

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Updated Nov 21, 2023

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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment

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Pros
  • "great people and connections(in 95 reviews)
  • "Great mentors and colleagues.(in 48 reviews)
  • "Benefits is good and the people(in 40 reviews)
  • "I enjoyed and learned a lot from the lunch lectures every Tuesday and Thursday.(in 18 reviews)
  • "The team is great and very supportive, christie’s is an incredible place to work at.(in 18 reviews)
Cons
  • "low pay at junior level but when you get up the com is fair and much more rewarding(in 60 reviews)
  • "Salary is low and pay grades are not transparent(in 55 reviews)
  • "Long hours and not fixed hours(in 29 reviews)
  • "poor management too many entitled people(in 28 reviews)
  • "There is no work life balance.(in 13 reviews)

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    1. 5.0
      Nov 6, 2023
      Lead Photographer
      Former Employee
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Creativity, Artwork, People, Location, Professionls

      Cons

      Location, High Security, No parking

      Thank you for your five star review.

      1. 4.0
        Nov 21, 2023
        Specialist
        Former Employee, more than 5 years
        New York, NY
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        Fulfilling work with passionate colleagues, working with masterpieces

        Cons

        Low pay and poor work-life balance

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        1. 4.0
          Nov 8, 2023
          cataloguer
          Current Employee
          New York, NY
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          Exposure to amazing art in private hands

          Cons

          Rude, unhelpful, and toxic colleagues

          1. 3.0
            Oct 31, 2023
            Analyst
            Former Employee
            New York, NY
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            Access to art, specialists in the field

            Cons

            Poor pay and limited progression

            Thank you for your review. We are glad you appreciate our expertise and access to the incredible art around us. We have multiple opportunities available in order to boost career progression including free masterclasses and training with our Learning and Development team and weekly vacancy reports to alert colleagues of potential job opportunities. We continuously evaluate the total compensation and benefits our staff are offered to ensure we remain competitive within the industry.

            1. 4.0
              Oct 20, 2023
              Managing Director
              Former Employee
              New York, NY
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Fascinating industry and unique environment

              Cons

              Lots of frequent changes in leadership with little industry experience.

              We are glad you find our industry fascinating and unique. We strive to ensure our staff are representative and knowledgeable across the wider art industry including those with gallery and museum backgrounds. Thank you for your review.

              1. 4.0
                Aug 8, 2023
                Operations
                Former Employee, more than 5 years
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Some of the most intelligent, dedicated and passionate specialists and professionals all around especially PWC

                Cons

                None to speak of with the exception of outsourcing facilities and operations. You terminate experienced and passionate staff and bring inexperienced people who have no idea of (or care) what the art world is about and then realize you get what you pay for.

                Thank you so much for your review. We are glad you enjoyed your time with our intelligent, dedicated and passionate employees. We will pass on your thoughts about outsourcing and team structuring to the Operations Department. We value this direct feedback as it helps us develop the company for the future ensuring our staff have an enjoyable experience at Christie's.

                1. 2.0
                  Jul 5, 2023
                  Administrative Assistant
                  Former Employee, more than 1 year
                  New York, NY
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Taking a peek at the ultra-wealthy and examining all the most valuable artworks in the world. Most specialists are wonders to work with, with their depth of knowledge in art and culture. However, overall it's catty working with female-dominant spaces, with the majority suffering from internalized patriarchy.

                  Cons

                  They expect your rich mommy and daddy to pay for your rent while you work minimum wage after you've paid 200k to study art history.

                  6

                  Thank you for leaving your review of your time with us. We are glad you were able to view some incredible art works. We pride ourselves in our staff and the knowledge they possess, it is what makes the industry such an exciting place to work. With regards to our salaries in recent years we have invested heavily in bringing up the salaries of our junior staff members globally both in terms of their fixed and variable compensation (doubling our bonus opportunity for junior colleagues). We acknowledge there is always work to be done and pledge to continue investing into our employees.

                  1. 2.0
                    Sep 8, 2023
                    Comms Director
                    Former Employee, more than 3 years
                    New York, NY
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    Access, proximity, interesting and creative

                    Cons

                    Insular, cliqu-ey, lack of clear strategy

                    Thank you for your review. We are glad you enjoyed having access to the art and that you found the environment interesting and creative. The art world is a small and niche sector however we do have a clear vision and strategy; one recent example being the creation of Christies ventures to invest in start-ups in and around the art world.

                    1. 2.0
                      Jul 25, 2023
                      Sale Coordinator
                      Former Employee, more than 3 years
                      New York, NY
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      engage with top tier collectors, specialists, and artworks

                      Cons

                      terrible work culture, toxic environment, imminent burnout, extremely overworked and underpaid

                      1
                      1. 4.0
                        Aug 1, 2023
                        Appraisal Assistant
                        Current Employee, more than 1 year
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Hybrid work model, opportunities for growth, responsive team players

                        Cons

                        Pay is insufficient for a NYC-based employee in 2023

                        1

                        Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We provide opportunities throughout the year for our staff to develop and grow. As for salary, we keep this under review at all times to ensure we are offering competitive salaries in addition to our generous benefits package in the industry.

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                      Christie's has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 965 reviews left anonymously by employees. 77% of employees would recommend working at Christie's to a friend and 67% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

                      According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Christie's employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Christie's. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

                      77% of Christie's employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Christie's 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

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