Amazing place to work - Anonymous employee Chess.com Employee Review

5.0
12 Jan 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Company hires high quality talent and trusts them to do their job without any middle management. Remote first and flexible hours and location of work. Company has a set of great core values including compassion and empathy. CEO truly cares deeply about every employee. Extremely fun working environment and no corporate BS.

Cons

Company is growing quickly and has some growing pains.

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Chess.com Response
3y
Thank you so much for sharing! We're very proud of the working environment that everyone has built. Those values of trust, compassion and empathy are truly at the centre of everything we do and I know the whole team is committed to that. I completely agree that keeping things flexible and maintaining the remote and non-corporate vibe is just so much more…fun! That said, yes we are growing quickly and that comes with its own challenges. It’s going to continue to be a learning process, but it’s great to know that you're with us on this journey. Your ideas and concerns are crucial and will continue to help shape the future of the company. Thanks again for taking the time to post this, and please feel welcome to connect 1:1 to discuss further at any time!

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Cons

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