Carat Reviews
78% would recommend to a friend
(667 total reviews)
Jerry Buhlmann
83% approve of CEO
Found 667 of over 777 reviews
Updated 29 Nov 2023
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- 5.012 Jan 2021Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee
Pros
Good people to work with
Cons
Nothing really to add to this bit
- 3.029 Nov 2023Senior Account ManagerCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsLondon, England
Pros
A lot of experience gained in a short period
Cons
Workload is very heavy for salary.
- 3.022 May 2023Account ExecutiveFormer Employee, less than 1 yearLondon, England
Pros
A lot of benefits, healthcare, insurances, gym discounts… a very long list! Some nice people.
Cons
People doesn’t work very often from the office which makes very hard for juniors to learn and get the knowledge need it to have a career progression within the company. Some teams are amazing and some other awful, and this is why is very tricky to give a proper feedback. Some colleagues were in very toxic teams. My team was ok, but never managed to have the feeling of being properly “part of the team”.
- 4.014 Aug 2023AV Manager - Video ProducerCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsLondon, England
Pros
Fun culture, young people, good trainign
Cons
Pay, high staff turnover, less flexi working than before
- 1.026 Aug 2023Digital Client ManagerFormer Employee, more than 1 yearLondon, England
Pros
Good salary for the role
Cons
They overload you with various responsibilities that isn't manageable, tight on budget and unwilling to employ extra staff
- 3.020 Mar 2023Account ExecutiveCurrent Employee
Pros
Good place to see how the industry works and gain good insight and holistic experience.
Cons
Company size means making meaningful changes on a local level is slow and difficult. Poor retention and many employees feel undervalued.
- 4.025 Nov 2022Client DirectorFormer Employee, more than 3 yearsLondon, England
Pros
Good talent, good team, opportunity to move around
Cons
Low salary and low salary increase with promotion
- 4.021 Nov 2022Associate Media DirectorFormer EmployeeManchester, England
Pros
was pretty decent but nothing spesh
Cons
a lot of talk not much walk
- 2.020 Jul 2022Account DirectorFormer Employee, more than 10 yearsLondon, England
Pros
Some good people, that's about it.
Cons
Disasterous corporate structure. Relentless, poorly managed and badly communicated change. Poor salaries and advancement that makes it almost impossible to recruit and retain talent. Many teams are permanently under-resourced, stressed out and working long hours. Relentless pitching for new business (with a very poor success rate) and commercial pressure to sell products and solutions to clients, regardless of their needs or effectiveness is depressing and demotivating.
3 - 2.024 Oct 2022Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee, more than 1 year
Pros
Great office location in London
Cons
Bullying staff culture Little to no support from HR Toxic work culture
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Carat has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 777 reviews left anonymously by employees. 78% of employees would recommend working at Carat to a friend and 70% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
78% of Carat employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Carat 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.
