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      Behind the curtain, things start to crack - Anonymous employee Criteo Employee Review

      2.0
      14 Jan 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Strong brand, ticket Restaurant, private Insurance

      Cons

      Criteo talks a lot about values like care, inclusion, and employee wellbeing, and that can be appealing at first. However, the gap between those loudly promoted values and the internal reality is hard to ignore. Psychological safety depends heavily on your manager, and when things go wrong, it’s not handled well. Do not expect any help from HR. Employees are left without real protection, especially when issues involve leadership behavior. Overall, there’s a strong disconnect between the public image and what many employees experience internally. Over the past few years, the situation has steadily declined. Many talented people have left the company or were laid off, and after multiple rounds of layoffs, those who remain are visibly exhausted. Burnout is common, and morale is low. Additionally, increased outsourcing and offshoring of work has added to uncertainty around roles, responsibilities, and long-term career prospects. Career progression feels disconnected from actual performance. Some people do an excellent job and never get a promotion, while others advance primarily through visibility and managing relationships, rather than real impact which can be extremely frustrating to witness.

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      Criteo Response
      2mo
      Thank you for sharing your experience openly. Honest feedback is always welcome, as it is where we gain the most valuable insights to better meet employees’ needs and expectations. While we equip managers with the right tools to foster psychological safety within their teams, we also strive to make Criteo a place where everyone feels respected, heard, and free to speak up and voice their challenges. We're glad to see you feel empowered to do so. When it comes to career advancement, our promotion cycles don’t follow subjective criteria but transparent and structured processes. The same processes are implemented across the whole organization, as we care deeply about promoting fairness and equity for all at Criteo.

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      5.0
      8 Jun 2026
      Analytics manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great environment, great people to work with

      Cons

      Need to go back to office

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      Criteo Response
      2d
      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
      26 Feb 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      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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