The Trade Desk reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(635 total reviews)
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Jeff Green

69% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

The Trade Desk has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 635 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Trade Desk employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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635 reviews
2.0
Apr 30, 2018

Look at the title of the last 4 reviews...

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Pros

Strong product, CEO is a good guy, working with clients is fun and rewarding...at the best of times (see below).

Cons

Seriously, how can anyone believe these reviews when the last five 5 star reviews all have the same title? Such BS. This company works people like slaves by creating a hostile culture. Salespeople and AMs hate each other, people complain about you behind your back if you leave before 5 PM, most people are underpaid for the size of book they’re carrying. Beware.

2.0
Nov 28, 2017

Excellent Product, Toxic Work Culture

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Pros

When it comes to the DSP landscape, it's clear that The Trade Desk is in the lead. The product is powerful, versatile, and fairly easy to use. The senior leadership is aware of the challenges in the evolving AdTech industry and is definitely on the forefront when it comes to issues such as fraud and precision targeting in the programmatic space.

Cons

Unfortunately, I had a very negative experience working at this company. Firstly, this company demonstrated a problematic attitude toward addressing sexual harassment in the workplace. I experienced sexual harassment from a male coworker. I promptly formally reported the harassment. While my managers were sympathetic, HR took minimal action against the perpetrator, who then remained at the company for several more months. Furthermore, I overheard other coworkers making jokes about sexual harassment. Secondly, I found it difficult to work in an open office environment with a high noise level. The company has a homogenous culture with most social events centered around alcohol. I prefer a quieter office environment and a division between my work life and my personal life, so I found this office culture very hard to navigate.

2.0
Nov 29, 2018

Work/Work (where's the Life?)

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Pros

They've definitely done well from a product perspective in pushing out quality technology. The trajectory is up and to the right, but it comes at a cost.

Cons

For a majority of the company, the work/work (no life) balance places a huge burden and creates resentment. While not explicitly required, by default, those with families that want to succeed have to (HAVE TO) sacrifice family time in order to keep up. The pace of play continues to stretch employees thin, and unless you're single and in your twenties and can solely focus on your career, you're going to inevitably sacrifice home for career.

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