Criteo Employee Reviews about "middle management"
Updated Aug 16, 2021
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Reviews about "middle management"
Return to all Reviews- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Lots of benefits and kind people
Cons
Poor middle management and lack of efficiency
- Current Employee★★★★★
Business Development Manager
Sep 8, 2015 - Business Development Manager in BarcelonaRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
- Great friendly and interesting people - Great atmosphere + work life balance - Good product- leader in retargeting - International mobility opportunities
Cons
- Low salary compared to market - Poor middle management - Poor career evolution management
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
office in barcelona and many perks
Cons
middle management and adtech ecosystem
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Mixed feelings - Good company to stay less than 2-3 years
Dec 9, 2019 - Account Strategist in BarcelonaRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
- Good perks: salary, lunch card, massage, holidays, the view... - Great team mates to work with; good talents (even if less and less over the years) It's easy to have fun every day thanks to your colleagues! - No micro-management - if you are senior enough - Trainings and personal development - Good chances to develop your knowledge in the Adtech industry - International environment - The right place to develop yourself if you have good energy - Healthy work-life balance - Gender equality (yes, that is something Criteo is really good at!)
Cons
- Middle Management can vary from one team to another. Some are very nice to work with, others make employees leave the company. They are the major part. People Experience are aware of it, through the Managers survey etc. nevertheless no concrete action taken, neither notes taken during the final interview. It makes me wonder if this is something taken seriously... - They expect you to overachieve with less capacity over the years. The new motto seems to be: do more with less. When you have a large client portfolio, and one thing goes wrong, Team Leads don't understand you don't deliver the same Top Service they deliver in Large Customers when having 10x more clients. Unless you work 10x times more, it's technically impossible. Expectations from Account Strategists should be clearer and risks should be evaluated by managers before reducing resources, thus before blaiming commercial teams. - Politics are high, I guess that's what you should expect when joining a big company. Something you need to consider before signing.
Continue readingYou've really taken the time to give a detailed review and we want to thank you for that and your contribution during your tenure at Criteo. We assure you that the feedback in surveys and exit interviews is taken seriously and we work hard to find a balance between creating opportunities for advancement and ensuring that individuals promoted into manager roles have the right training and development to be effective leaders. We pride ourselves on having a strong feedback culture so we encourage all of our employees to give feedback to their manager, their people partner or even the business function leader. We're rolling out a new performance management and development plan in 2020 which will make it easier for people to get the right feedback and support at the right time. There's always things to improve but we're also proud of many of the pros that you outline here. We wish you all the best of luck with your new path.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Business Development Manager
Jul 8, 2015 - Business Development Manager in London, EnglandRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
- Good work atmosphere - Opportunities in different countries - Growing business - Good business model and products
Cons
- Low comp & benefits - Middle management not great, don't bring a lot of added values to their team
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Experiences may vary
Oct 2, 2020 - Technical Solutions Engineer in Boston, MARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
-Good benefits -Learning courses offered -Good starting role for those wanting to enter the tech field
Cons
-Company isn't catching up to competitors -Hiring and promotion freezes leaving employees frustrated -Middle management is often disliked
Criteo Response
Criteo People Team
Thanks for taking the time to share your perspective. We're sorry to hear that you don't share our excitement for the future of Criteo. We consider ourselves at the forefront of our industry and we're therefore more interested in measuring our success against our business objectives. We understand that the reduction in hiring as a direct result of Covid is frustrating but it's an important part of our strategy to protect our existing employees and ensure the future of the business. We encourage you to take the time to provide any additional feedback in our employee engagement survey which is open at the moment.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Excellent pay but a party culture that's highly political
Jul 9, 2017 - Anonymous EmployeeRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
- Above average pay and willing to give huge bumps when leaving other companies. - Great spirit in taking on the competition and a lot of people are very knowledgeable about the industry. - Flexibility and ability to travel, depending on what team you're on. - Company is small enough to be able to still see your impact.
Cons
- For the most part terrible middle management. Tendency to promote people who have the most seniority versus the most qualified people for the job. Limited oversight for managers so it's easy to get away with stuff. - Culture is extremely hard partying, especially at the summit. Those who don't rage can feel out of place. - HR is not a trusted partner and will not take action where they should. - Good basic benefits but limited travel policy and no lunch on a regular basis. - French culture permeates even when working in America. - No surprise in tech but it's a boys club.
Criteo Response
VP, HR Business Partners
Hello, thank you for your feedback. Glad to see your comments about our strong spirit and ability to have impact. We're also equally concerned about your comments particularly with regard to middle management, and that you didn't feel able to raise your concerns with HR. This is incredibly important to us that we are able to explore further. If you feel more comfortable raising any of your concerns with our senior leadership, or with a different HRBP, or via the ethics hotline, please do. In whatever format you feel comfortable, it's most important that we are able to capture your concerns and look into them further. Best, HR
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
great projects and pay but poor middle management
Apr 16, 2022 - Site Reliability Engineer in ParisRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Criteo has great projects in many different areas running on in-house hardware in several datacenters.
Cons
Middle management and human resources sometimes get in the way of doing good work.
Criteo Response
We are happy to read you enjoy the projects we offer at Criteo. We're doing our best to train our managers and empower them with the right tools so they can set you up for success later. We believe in an open feedback approach, so feel free to share your thoughts through the Annual Manager Performance Survey. Thanks again for your comment!
- Current Employee★★★★★
Unclear GTM Strategy
Oct 28, 2022 - Account Executive in BarcelonaRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great office, perks and young environment
Cons
Not very talented middle management
Criteo Response
We're glad you're enjoying the working environment, along with the perks and benefits we offer at Criteo. We've trained our managers and provided them with plenty of learning tools so they can turn into real team leaders. As management is a two-way street, we care to promote an open-feedback culture through the Annual Manager Performance Survey for instance. We also encourage you to reach out to your local People Partner if you care to discuss any issue you might be facing. Thank you again for taking the time to share your experience with us.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
The people there are great. Extremely capable people and great all around
Cons
The job can get stale at times. And there is some middle management where you question whether or not the position is needed.
Criteo Response
Criteo People Team
Thank you so much for your review. We really appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and just like with our annual engagement surveys, your feedback provides us with an opportunity to identify potential areas for improvement.
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