Christie's reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(744 total reviews)

Bonnie Brennan

100% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Christie's has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 744 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Christie's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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744 reviews
1.0
Feb 5, 2021

Disappointing

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good for the resume if you're committed to the industry

Cons

For anyone considering applying for a position at the company that is not in the -Cataloguer - Specialist track please reconsider your application. I cannot emphasize this enough: the company does not value employees in the support or operations functions. Outside of the specialist track, you'll find an ecosystem that does not set up clear promotion plans, compensation plans, or general career guidance. Quite often even managers are unclear of what to tell their junior people regarding these areas. These positions are extremely sticky, and you'll find that once you start, transferring internally to a more interesting role for your interests is near impossible. HR is functionally useless and unaccommodating to your needs. They're mostly a show organization who's impact and sway is marginal, see company diversity statistics for confirmation. (to HR: please don't respond with some predictable, generic explanation, it's sad. Take the criticism and actually learn from it) If you are someone interested in the art market and feel that leveraging your competency in Operations, Finance, Tech, Client Service , Project Management at Christie's, I'd strongly advise against it. If you like the art market, take your skills and seek a role at one of the newer tech-based platforms in the space who will value your skills and pay you a livable wage. I'd add you'd probably have a rewarding time in the specialist track, but for the rest of us, it's a disappointment. They'll sell you a false bill of goods during the hiring process, then it's second class citizenry.

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Christie's Response
5y
We are sorry that you are not happy in your current role. It is our practice to engage with all reviews on Glassdoor and we provide a summary, on a monthly basis, to the executive group. Career paths for all job families are openly visible to all staff on our share point site and the New York HR Team host weekly ‘open door’ sessions which are accessible to all staff to discuss concerns and career goals in a confidential setting. We note that you are still with the company, we would encourage you to take advantage of the above resources. Sadly the art world is not a hugely diverse sector, however Christie’s are at the forefront of efforts to increase diversity, not just within our own firm but across the wider industry; we recently launched a regional ED & I (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) committee in the Americas to drive this culture change forward as well as a fund to support specific external projects to achieve this aim.
3.0
Jul 18, 2018

Excellent Experience but don't treat staff well

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Extremely passionate, smart people. Access to art and clients is unparalleled. Educational aspect is incredible.

Cons

Work/life balance. Employees not valued or invested in (both financially or in a professional development sense). Nepotism favored over those who are talented and work very hard.

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Christie's Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback, we are pleased to hear that you have had an excellent experience, have enjoyed working alongside extremely passionate colleagues and that you found the educational aspect incredible. We are sorry to hear that you found employees are not valued, in terms of pay we aim to provide competitive total compensation and we also strive to offer a good benefits package to all our employees. Meanwhile in terms of professional development, we invest a lot of money in a global L&D offering which covers multiple development areas. With regards to your concerns about nepotism, Christie’s strives to create a meritocratic culture where people are recognised for their skills and ability, and not for their connections.
2.0
Jan 25, 2016

Digital Marketing

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Pros

Nice people, great location, was able to see some incredible mind boggling art up close and personal that you normally only see in a museum

Cons

Too much competition with arch rival Sotheby's leads to idiotic money losing deals where the most expensive items make the least amount in actual commissions. Corporate executives who make these deals suffer little but support staff is penalized in term of compensation.

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Christie's Response
10y
Dear Glassdoor member, thank you for your review and we are sorry to hear of your experience. We do value your experience that you have provided the company and have your comments looked into.
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