Company values reputation more than their employees - Anonymous employee Taboola Employee Review

1.0
23 Feb 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Like everyone said, there’s plenty of food, games and parties but that’s pretty much it for the pros.

Cons

This company has no value for their employees in office let alone individually within teams and are extremely selective when it comes to growth and recognition. The turnover rate is 1 year... The company took the cheap route and outsourced but didn’t spend enough time/money to give this “new” team the proper training. Certain teams were held onto and used as “guinea pigs” while others were being ramped up to speed just to be thrown away once the company was done. All levels of management need to be revamped as there’s a huge lack of honesty, soft skills and communication as well as long absences with no notice and selectively valuing certain team members over others. Lastly, there’s a huge lack of interdepartmental communication no one ever wants to fix..

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Taboola Response
6y
Taboola values all employees, and works to provide regular feedback on performance as well as recognize excellent performance. We have a structured performance evaluation system in place, and in addition to regular meetings between employees and managers to discuss performance and goals, we also do two formal reviews annually. Promotions and internal mobility occur at a great frequency, but it came to our attention that they weren’t always formally announced, Which was the impetus for sharing them all with the whole company once per month. In many ways Taboola still functions as a startup, but as a 1400 + growing company, communication between departments is key. We’re always working on improving that communication, and we thank you for your feedback.

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Pros

Overall, it’s been a positive and rewarding experience, and I’m glad to be part of a team that values both performance and people.

Cons

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Taboola Response
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Thank you for sharing a review! We're so happy to hear that you've been enjoying your #TaboolaLife experience! We hear your note about local admin support, and encourage you to share this feedback with your HRBP or manager if you haven't already.
3.0
4 Mar 2026
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Pros

1. Generous benefits, pay is not too bad for someone new to the industry. 2. beautiful working space full of food, snacks, drinks, etc 3. Basically, the corporate want to make sure you are comfortable at work and have all the required gadgets 4. CEO is ambitious, highly involved, and actively seeking out new directions for the company instead of sitting on the native market they already dominated

Cons

1. Your personal experiences are highly related to the team you are on. 2. Some managers, who I am not sure if this is a culture or langauge issues, often sound condescending. Whenever you ask questions, instead of providing instruction, they will use rhetorical questions and leave you even more confused. Some like to blow things out of proportion when they disagree with your work. 3. Sending work messages 24/7 for nonurgent issues every day, even if you say 'not expecting you to reply,' is still pressure, especially coming from your direct manager. 4. The company pays hella amount of attention to their online reviews. They have people rolling out a food cart to encourage people leave comments/reviews online. I see this as both good and bad. Good because the employer does care about employee feedback, at least seemingly. Bad because you only need to PR this hard when things are not doing good. 5. Mandatory days at the office are Mon, Tues, and Thursday instead of letting you choose the days. Make you feel like a kindergarten kid when you have such limited freedom for your own schedule. 6. Toxic behaviors are tolerated

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Taboola Response
4mo
Thank you for sharing your perspective and for the time you spent with us. We appreciate you highlighting that your experience was deeply shaped by your specific team environment, and we value the honesty regarding where you felt our culture didn't hit the mark. Hearing your feedback on communication styles, work-life boundaries, and our internal policies is important to us as we continue to evolve. We’re grateful for the positive insights you shared and wish you the very best in your next professional chapter.
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