Productivity Starts with People - Anonymous employee Criteo Employee Review

1.0
Feb 20, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

For now, there are still highly capable professionals and a strong culture that you can work within and grow alongside. You can develop valuable, practical skills and benefit from supportive mentors and coaches who genuinely help you to thrive in your career.

Cons

Employees who have been with the company for more than two years will confirm that the company has taken a rather negative direction since the new CEO came on board. Criteo was once known for its openness to diversity and for actively encouraging employees to celebrate their individual backgrounds and ways of working. That spirit now feels diminished. It is understandable that the company is facing financial challenges — something many organisations are experiencing in the current climate. However, the decision to invest in new, high-spec offices while reducing headcount has been difficult to reconcile. Remaining employees are stretched thin, pay rises have been put on hold for the coming year, and at the same time, there is increased pressure to travel more frequently to these new offices. Given the stated financial constraints, prioritising such expenditure has not been well received. The company also used to place a strong emphasis on its carbon footprint. It is, therefore, disappointing to see regular international travel becoming commonplace, seemingly to reduce salary costs by relocating work to lower-cost countries.

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Criteo Response
3mo
We’re glad to know you’ve found genuine support among your coworkers. We believe that when you belong, you don’t just do your best work, but you also make work better for everyone else. Belonging is at the core of our culture. It gives us purpose and drives every strategic decision we take, including making our offices worldwide playgrounds where connections can instantly turn into purposeful collaborations. When it comes to sustainability, our ambition is to set a benchmark for transparency, accountability, and impact across our industry. We want to set an example and lead AdTech responsibly by implementing best practices and continuously improving our sustainability reporting, ratings, and performance year after year as we work toward our sustainability targets. By increasingly structuring our processes, we keep getting closer to building a responsible future where we’re all accountable for our impact on the well-being of our communities, the perseveration of the planet, and the integrity of our industry. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts so transparently. Open feedback is our fuel for continuous improvement.

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Great environment, great people to work with

Cons

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Criteo Response
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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
Feb 26, 2026
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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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