Coolblue reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(220 total reviews)
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Pieter Zwart

83% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Coolblue has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 220 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Coolblue employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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220 reviews
5.0
Jan 7, 2015

Decent company to work for

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The ethics of a company should be lived out, not be words only. What I like about Coolblue is that it puts the customer really on the first place. Why is this important? Because it prevents the development of bureaucracy and/or a rat-race culture. Coolblue has a young workforce (average age is about 28 year), though people from my age (I’m a 45 year old dinosaur) are also appreciated. The company is growing at an immense rate, thus offering all kind of opportunities to grow within your job. Average education level is high. If you have an intelligence which is well above average, it will be a relief to talk to colleagues without having to explain everything And finally: it’s a pragmatic and down-to-earth company culture. Come as you are. (Though you might attract some strange glances if you keep on wearing suit-and-tie)

Cons

If your intelligence is above average, you might find quite a few colleagues which have an even higher intelligence. You face the risk to experience the other people have when talking to you. ;-)

2.0
Oct 27, 2020

So so

Recommend
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Pros

- Good environment and good equipment - Budget for personal development (for conferences, courses, etc.) - Cool meeting places - Good parties - Free fruit, coffee, and tea

Cons

- Low salary - Number of meetings(A lot) - Old technologies - Not international friendly, everything is in Dutch (even though they say the working language is English) - Lack of transparency

4.0
May 30, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

- Amazing work-life balance; - Great people around that are always willing to help and support; - A lot of social activities within the company; - In our team we have a good leader that give us room for freedom; - Opportunities to grow and learn from others.

Cons

- For the platform team, there is a lot of burden coming from the support; - The portfolio is quite extensive, and for newcomers, its pretty overwhelming; - Lack of vision for technological advancement in Tech across the board; - Tech debt in the platform team is also pretty high; - The turnover in the company is large, and people work on average for around 1,5-2 years;

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